In this study of the modern Uzbeks, Professor Edward A. Allworth provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of an important group of Muslim people who live within the boundaries of the Soviet Union. After the Russians and the Ukranians, the Uzbeks are the largest ethnic g…
As a young reporter in Uzbekistan, Bagila Bukharbayeva was a witness to her countrys search for an identity after the collapse of the Soviet Union. While self-proclaimed religious leaders argued about what was the true Islam, Bukharbayeva shows how some of the neighborhood boys …
Incorporating both journal entries and first-hand reporting, The Vanishing Generation provides a rare and unforgettable story of what life is like today inside the secretive and tightly controlled country of Uzbekistan. Balancing intimate memories of playmates and neighborhood c…
As a young reporter in Uzbekistan, Bagila Bukharbayeva was a witness to her countrys search for an identity after the collapse of the Soviet Union. While self-proclaimed religious leaders argued about what was the true Islam, Bukharbayeva shows how some of the neighborhood boys …
Language planning and national development : the Uzbek experience.
Language planning and national development : the Uzbek experience.
In January 2000, Rob Ferguson went to Uzbekistan to work on an environmental project to save the Aral Sea. By the time he left Central Asia a year later, he was under suspicion for murder. And despite the support of the World Bank and millions of dollars of donors' money, the en…
"Here is a true story about the Aral Sea catastrophe - and what happens to a well-meaning aid worker who heads off to one of the earth's poorest regions to try and change the world." "In January 2000, Rob Ferguson went to Tashkent to work on an environmental project to save the …
