Cultural Histories of Central Asia

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Central Asia, the ‘heart’ of the Eurasian landmass, has through the centuries been the hub of diverse and varied cultures. These cultures have encompassed pre-Islamic religions and Islam, sedentary and nomadic lifestyles and lived through rapid transitions from feudal, capitalist and socialist economies, from Tsarist to Soviet and post-Soviet formations. The essays in this volume examine the cultural exchanges and encounters that have occurred in the region through a vast timeline that extends from the premedieval to the medieval and modern periods. The writers are academics, as well as art practitioners and independent researchers who belong to a wide spectrum of disciplines: Central Asian and Russian Studies, architecture, ethno-musicology, history, painting, film studies, art history, textiles, literature and international relations. The volume presents a colourful mosaic of views on the many cultural histories of Central Asia.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rashmi Doraiswamy

Dr. Rashmi Doraiswamy studied Russian Language and literature at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her doctoral dissertation was on Mikhail Bakhtin, the Russian philosopher of culture. She is currently Associate Professor at the Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia and is working on Central Asia. Her writings on litetature and cinema have appeared in prestigious publications in India and abroad. Her entry on ‘Literarture and Film (India)’ has appeared in the ‘Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Literatures’ (Routledge, 2005). She was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Tadjik Filmmakers’ Union in 1991 for the promotion of Tadjik Cinema. She also won the National Award for the Best Writing on Cinema in 1995. She is co-editor of the book ‘Being and Becoming: The Cinemas of Asia’ (Macmillan,2002).

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Title
Cultural Histories of Central Asia
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Edition
1st ed.
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8189833763
Length
270p.
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#Central Asia