| ID | 142619 |
| Title Proper | Ideology in brick and tile |
| Other Title Information | Timurid architecture of the 21st century |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Paskaleva, Elena |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study analyses the impact of politics on urban development and, in particular, on Timurid heritage in present-day Uzbekistan. It outlines the problem of landscape manipulation for the advancement of a political ideology. After presenting a brief overview of Tsarist and Soviet restoration practices, the article focuses on the post-Soviet nation-building schemes through public iconography, urban renewal measures and heritage construction. Architectural and epigraphic restorations of Timurid monuments in Samarqand and new constructions in Tashkent provide a valuable illustrative framework. As world heritage sites, the Samarqand monuments are examined both in their historical and current socio-political contexts; the role of UNESCO is also analysed. The study benefits from and contributes to critical heritage studies and urban development as a narrative of power-making and relational space. |
| `In' analytical Note | Central Asian Survey Vol. 34, No.4; Dec 2015: p.418-439 |
| Journal Source | Central Asian Survey Vol: 34 No 4 |
| Key Words | Uzbekistan ; Cultural Heritage ; REstoration ; Tashkent ; Samarqand ; Amir Timur (Tamerlane) |