| ID | 115821 |
| Title Proper | Ethno-national and local dimensions in the historiography of Kazakhstan's Uyghurs |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kamalov, Ablet |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the changing relationship between ethno-national and local narratives in the historiography of Kazakhstan's Uyghurs through the parallel analysis of general and local histories compiled in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Uyghur history writing in the post-Soviet period is discussed in relation to the divided loyalty of the Uyghur community: while interest in writing ethno-nationalist histories is based on the growing feeling of being a part of the broad, transnational category of the Uyghur, deep attachment to the Semirech'e region is expressed in the emerging histories of Uyghur villages and neighbourhoods. In analysing the local histories of Kazakhstani Uyghurs in the post-Soviet period, the author focuses on the gradual transition from Soviet-style local histories praising the uniqueness of the 'Soviet' Uyghurs to new local histories emerging 'from below' as exemplified by the history of the Sultanqorghan neighbourhood of Almaty. |
| `In' analytical Note | Central Asian Survey Vol. 31, No.3; Sep 2012: p.343-354 |
| Journal Source | Central Asian Survey Vol. 31, No.3; Sep 2012: p.343-354 |
| Key Words | Uyghurs ; Kazakhstan ; Soviet Historiography ; Ethno - National History ; Local Histories |