Symbols and the Image of the State in Eurasia
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Beschreibung
This book discusses the significance of cultural symbols/‘images’ in the nation-building of Eurasian states that emerged out of the former Soviet Union. It particularly focuses on the cases of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in the post-Soviet era and argues that the relationship between nation- and image-building has been particularly relevant for Eurasian states. In an increasingly globalized world, nation-state building is no longer an activity confined to the domestic arena. The situating of the state within the global space and its ‘image’ in the international community (nation branding) becomes in many ways as crucial as the projection of homogeneity within the state. The relationship between politics and cultural symbols/ ‘images’, therefore acquires and represents multiple possibilities. It is these possibilities that are the focus of Symbols and the Image of the State in Eurasia. It argues that the relationship between politics and cultural symbols/ ‘images’, became particularlyrelevant for states that emerged in the wake of the disintegration of the Soviet Union in Central Asia. It extends the argument further to contend that the image that the state projects is largely determined by its legacy and it attempts to do this by taking into account the Uzbek and Kazakh cases. In the shaping of the post-Soviet future these legacies and projections as well as the policy implications of these projections in terms of governmentality and foreign policy have been decisive.
Reflects a shift from the modern world of geopolitics and power to a postmodern world of images and influence in the Eurasian region Contributes to a broader understanding of representation, power, and identity in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Useful addition to the corpus of studies on post-Soviet states that examines the region from similar experiences of post-colonial nation building and transition Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Anita Sengupta
Themen in »Symbols and the Image of the State in Eurasia«
Multicultural Societies in Asia History of Statehood in Eurasia Foreign Policy in Eurasia Post-Soviet Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Nation Branding in Eurasia Political Symbolism Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding Rhetoric and Politics Identity Politics Governance and Political Legitimacy Post-Soviet States Eurasianist Discourse Kazakh Eurasianism Regions and Regional Organizations Multilateral Initiatives and the Image of the State