Youth and Globalization in Central Asia : Everyday Life Between Religion, Media, and International Donors
The Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan, formerly part of the Soviet Union, is home to the city of Osh-a city renowned as an epicenter of Islamism and political instability. Yet, it is also shaped by globalization in all its manifestations. Stefan Kirmse explores what this means for young people's everyday lives. He shows that youth move between global media, religious groups, and Western donors, crafting their own unique experiences of globalization in an ongoing process of bricolage. At the same time, they are subject to particular economic constraint and communal expectations. Book jacket.