The Sound State of Uzbekistan: Popular Music and Politics in the Karimov Era is a pioneering study of the intersection between popular music and state politics in Central Asia. Based on 20 months of fieldwork and archival research in Tashkent, this book explores a remarkable era…
Administering estrada: decrees, institutions and policies -- Approaching estrada: opposition, affirmation and beyond -- Staging estrada I: concerts, reyting and artisthood -- Staging estrada II: competitions and other activities "at the state level" -- Nationalising estrada: the…
The Sound State of Uzbekistan: Popular Music and Politics in the Karimov Era is a pioneering study of the intersection between popular music and state politics in Central Asia. Based on 20 months of fieldwork and archival research in Tashkent, this book explores a remarkable era…