The Steppe and Beyond: Studies on Central Asia

The book is devoted to the problem of the civilizational development of the Kazakhs, as descendants of nomads, at the present stage. The author pays special attention to how the eras of modernity and postmodernity influenced today's Kazakhstan. In this anti-colonial polemic, the author argues in favor of finding the origin of Kazakh nomad culture prior to the colonization of Kazakhstan by imperial Russia; in exploring nomad histories, she seeks to find an alternative path. The book may be of interest to researchers studying the history, politics, sociology, culture of Central Asia and, more broadly, issues of the development of modern civilization.