Beschreibung:
This book is an ethnographic and sociolinguistic study of Uzbek migrants in the capital city of Uzbekistan. The ethnographic details of the book represent post-Soviet urban realities on the ground where various forms of belonging clash and kinship ties are reinforced within social safety networks. The book offers in-depth insights into the communication strategies of migrants, the formation of collective consciousness and the relations within the 'We' domain.
1. Unmaking Uzbek Identity and Language Part I: Uzbek Identity 2. Making of Uzbek Nationality 3. De Jure Boundary Among Uzbeks; De Facto Propiska Part II: Identification and Communication 4. Linguistic Means and Rhetorical Strategies in Identification Processes Part III: Identification and Belonging 5. Who Is a Negro and Who Is Not? Sub-Ethnic Groups of Uzbeks: Khorezmians and Others in Tashkent 6. Networking Strategies of Migrants: Khorezmian Community in Tashkent PART IV: Identification and Interdependence 7. "Ipsiz boglanib qalmaq" or Bound Without Ropes: Interdependence in Khorezmian Migrant Communities in Tashkent 8. Identity Theories Revisited: Relations of 'I and the We' vs 'the We and Them'