Gypsies in Central Asia and the Caucasus
This book explores diverse communities living in Central Asia and the Caucasus, who are generally gathered under the umbrella term of ‘Gypsies’, their multidimensional identities, self-appellations and labels given to them by surrounding populations, rese
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Elena Marushiakova and Vesselin Popov
Gypsies in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Elena Marushiakova • Vesselin Popov
Gypsies in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Elena Marushiakova University of St. Andrews School of History, Scotland
Vesselin Popov University of St. Andrews School of History, Scotland
ISBN 978-3-319-41056-2 ISBN 978-3-319-41057-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41057-9
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PREFACE
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the emergence of newly independent states in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan) and the Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan), academic interest in these regions increased significantly. Dozens of monographs, edited volumes, articles, and reports devoted to the history and contemporary development of nations and ethnic communities there have already been published (see Smith 1996; Bremmer and Tarras 1997; Roy 2000; Cornell 2001; King 2008; Hille 2010; Reeves 2011, 2014; Reeves et al. 2014; Wooden and Stefes 2014; Agadjanian et al. 2014; Hohmann et al. 2014). These numerous publications almost entirely lack any mention of the many diverse groups living in Central Asia and the Caucasus who are generally gathered under the umbrella term ‘Gypsies’; if they are mentioned it is only briefly and superficially. To some extent this neglect is surprising, especially when taking into account existing academic traditions and the increasing popularity of the Roma issue in European research (topics that are linked without overlapping completely) and in a post-Soviet mass media. When comparing studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus with Gypsy studies (recent
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