| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) : map. |
| Series |
Anthropology, culture, and society
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Anthropology, culture, and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the research setting and methodology -- Conceptual background -- The bolsheviks attack but the Central Tajiks resist -- Community control -- Intergenerational family control -- The individual unmasked -- The couple relationship : love, sex, and marriage -- Conclusion : control and subversion. |
| Summary |
Control and Subversion makes an important contribution to the study of Muslim societies in general, while also being a unique study of a neglected area - post-Soviet Tajikistan - a country gaining increasing importance in the international arena of Central Asia. The book presents an intimate view of this society, told through ethnographically collected life histories, unusually including men's as well as women's. Despite developing significant gender theories (notably reframing work of Judith Butler), and maintaining high academic standards, it remains as readable as a popular novel. Control and Subversion investigates the relationship of gender to the inner workings of social control, such as exposing ways in which Tajik society threatens men's masculinity, thereby bringing them to force family members into conformity, irrespective of the suffering this may cause. It examines how masculine and feminine gender characteristics influence personal relationships and explores gender relations at their most intimate - from the secret musings of adolescent girls, through the painful experiences of young men, to the trauma of sexual initiation. Although largely concentrating on contemporary life, the book also discusses historical materials and Soviet influence on Tajik society. Control and Subversion is essential reading for anyone interested in Central Asia, Muslim societies, the lives of Muslim women, or gender in a Muslim context. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Tajikistan -- Social conditions.
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Sex customs -- Tajikistan.
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Social control -- Tajikistan.
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Post-communism -- Tajikistan.
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Tajikistan -- Social conditions -- 1991-
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1991 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harris, Colette, 1948- Control and subversion. London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2004 (DLC) 2003022869 (OCoLC)53276309 |
| ISBN |
9781849642187 electronic bk. |
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1849642184 electronic bk. |
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0745321682 |
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9780745321684 |
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0745321674 (pbk.) |
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9780745321677 (pbk.) |
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1281750239 |
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9781281750235 |
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