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Negotiating Well-being in Central Asia (Hardcover)
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Negotiating Well-being in Central Asia (Hardcover)
Series: ThirdWorlds
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Much scholarship of any region focuses on the perceived problems
that hold back a population. Central Asia is no exception, as it is
a region with political, economic, and environmental problems that
seem to keep Central Asians from a "better" future. Alongside all
the struggles of life, however, are relationships of meaning and
wellness that contribute to a "life worth living." Recognizing the
struggles of everyday life, contributors to this book explore how
people navigate relationships to find meaning, how elders attempt
to re-establish morality, and how development workers pursue new
futures. Such futures centre around the role of family, friends,
and meaningful employment in yielding contentment; and the
influence of Islam, ethnicity, and hospitality on community. The
first regional collection to take well-being as a frame of
analysis, the contributors show how visions, spaces, and
cosmologies of well-being inform everyday life in Central Asia.
This volume will appeal not only to those interested in Central
Asia, but more broadly to anyone concerned with how taking
well-being into account better captures the complex realities of
life in any region. This book was published as a special issue of
Central Asian Survey.
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