{"product_id":"transforming-tajikistan-hlne-thibault-9781788319867","title":"Transforming Tajikistan: State-building and Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia","description":"Tajikistan is a key state in Central Asia, and will become crucial to the regional power balance as it transitions away from Soviet government systems and responds to the rise of Chinese financial power alongside the continuing presence of Russian military might and instability in neighboring Afghanistan. This book demonstrates how the Soviet atheist legacy continues to influence current state structures, the regulation of religion, the formation of national identities, and the understanding of the place of religion in society. H l ne Thibault focuses on the differences between secular nationhood in Tajikistan, and an increasingly popular and influential Muslim identity. Featuring extensive and original primary-source material, including 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, Thibault demonstrates the profound and lasting influence of Soviet power structures and attitudes, and how secular and religious identities clash in a context of tightening authoritarianism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H駘鈩e Thibault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788319869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788319867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"H駘鈩e Thibault","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058637402367,"sku":"9781788319867","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d61fe8e-df48-4740-b6e3-b9504f48148e.jpg?v=1685053697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transforming-tajikistan-hlne-thibault-9781788319867","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}