Kazakhstan: Ethnicity, Language and Power (Central Asian Studies)

by Bhavna Dave (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $153.07

  Drawing from ethnographic research, interviews, and archival materials, this book traces the development of national identity and statehood in Kazakhstan, focusing on the attempts to build a national state. It argues that Russification and Sovietization were not 'top-down' processes, and that they provide considerable scope for local initiatives.