Tuesday, June 3, 2008

PUBL.- Central Eurasian Studies Review, Vol. 7, No. 1

Distrib. by: Central-Eurasia-L - Announcement List for Central Eurasian Studies


PUBL.- Central Eurasian Studies Review, Vol. 7, No. 1

Posted by: Virginia Martin <virginiamartin@tds.net>

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Central Eurasian
Studies Review, Volume 7, Number 1 (Spring 2008). It is available in
PDF format on the CESR website: www.cesr-cess.org.

In this issue:

* The Perspectives section returns! Laura Adams, 2007-08 CESS
President, argues for the relevance of postcolonial theory to the
study of Central Eurasia.
* Several reports on recent conferences and workshops highlight the
diversity and vitality of our field.
* Educational issues in policy and in practice are the focus of two
separate reports on current research projects.
* A survey of archival resources provides useful information for
historians of Kazakhstan.

Read, contemplate, respond, and contribute to future issues of CESR!!


Table of Contents

Perspectives:

Can We Apply Postcolonial Theory to Central Eurasia? Laura Adams

Research Reports:

Report on Research Findings:

Education of Ethnic Minorities: Between State Policy, Ethnic Framing,
and Individual Strategies, Olivier Ferrando

Report on Research Conditions:

Adventures of a Foreign Historian in Kazakhstan, Sarah Cameron

Conferences and Lecture Series:

Reconstructing the House of Culture, Reported by Ali Igmen

Russia and Islam in the Archives of Eurasia: An International
Workshop, Reported by Sean Pollock

Central Asian Studies: History, Politics, and Society, Reported by
Allen Frank

Relations between Turkey and Central Asia: Expectations and
Foresights, Reported by Aslan Yavuz Sir

Global Migration: New Dynamics, Strategies, and Visions in the EU and
its Neighborhood, Reported by Hayriye Kahveci

Russia and the Ottoman Empire: Transregional and Comparative
Approaches, Reported by Sean Pollock

Educational Resources and Developments:

Culturally Relevant Extensive Reading in Tajikistan, Lori Fredricks
and Valentina Sobko


For more information and guidelines for contributions, consult the
CESR website at: www.cesr-cess.org

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