Muslim Youth: Tensions and Transitions in Tajikistan Paperback Book
Tensions and Transitions in Tajikistan
Muslim Youth: Tensions and Transitions in Tajikistan
Author: Colette HarrisPublisher: The Perseus Books GroupCategory: Religious Groups: Social & Cultural Aspects, Islamic Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Social & Cultural AnthropologyBook Format: PaperbackSince the breakup of the Soviet Union, the peoples of Central Asia (Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) have been exposed to new, Western influences that stress individualism at the expense Central Asian traditions of family and communalism. Young men in particular are exposed to new ideas and lifestyles as they travel in large numbers outside their native republics for the first time, even as contemporary Islam exerts itself as a potent force for cultural conservatism (especially for women). As a result, young Central Asians today confront a complex mixture of the old and the new that strains personal relations, especially within the family, between generations, and between spouses. Relying on the authors fieldwork, conducted between 1994 and 2004, Muslim Youth devotes separate chapters to family life, education, dating, and marriage in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Each chapter opens with a vignette that is emblematic of the theme of the chapter, and additional stories and characters are presented throughout each chapter to illustrate further points. Gender issues are not the main focus of the book but they are nonetheless revealed as central to the struggles between tradition and modernity.
Table Of Contents
Series Editor Preface -- Introduction: Muslim Youth -- History of Tajikistan -- Traditionalism Versus Modernity -- Family Relations -- Education and Employment -- Romantic Friendships -- Marriage and the Family -- Tensions and TransitionsAbout Colette Harris
Colette Harris currently works as a fellow in the the Participation, Power and Social Change Group, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. At the time when this book was conceived and written, she was program director, women in development, at Virginia Tech. Born in Britain, Colette has lived and worked all over the world and speaks multiple languages. She has long been involved with the Republic of Tajikistan, in former Soviet Central Asia, but she has also carried out development projects in Africa, Latin America, and other parts of Asia. Colette is a social scientist and development specialist, working on issues of gender, identity and power, family relations, conflict and violence, public health and sexological problems from a gendered perspective, as well as the development of grass-roots innovative pedagogical methodologies.(BK-9780813342948)
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| Brand | The Perseus Books Group |
| Artist / Author | Colette Harris |
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