Azan on the Moon: Entangling Modernity along Tajikistan's Pamir Highway (Central Eurasia in Context)
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071RY25L1 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 215 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Meticulously researched and lucidly written, Mostowlansky’s subtle analysis of the afterlives of Soviet developmentalism along the Trans-Pamir Highway shows how ‘modernity’ itself becomes a central figure through which Pamiris navigate economic change, religious reform, and political marginalization at the turn of the millennium.” —Madeleine Reeves, University of Manchester. “Azan on the Moon is a landmark contribution to the anthropology of modernity
Azan on the Moon is an in-depth anthropological study of people’s lives along the Pamir Highway in eastern Tajikistan. The highway initially brought sentiments of disconnection and hardship, followed by Soviet modernization and development, and ultimately a sense of distinction from bordering countries and urban centers that continues to this day. Based on extensive fieldwork and through an analysis of construction, mobility, technology, media, development, Islam,