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Jeanne Féaux de la Croix maps three iconic places as part of Central Asians´ ´moral geographies´ and examines their role in navigating socialist, neo-liberal and neo-Islamic life models.
Dams provide most of Kyrgyzstan´s electricity, but are also at the heart of regional water disputes that threaten an already shrinking Aral Sea. Mountain pastures cover much of Central Asia´s heartland and offer a livelihood and refuge, even to urban citizens. Pilgrimage sites have recovered from official Soviet oblivion and act as cherished scenes of decision-making. Examining how iconic places, work and well-being can mesh together, this book moves debates about post-Soviet memory, space and property onto fresh terrain.

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Besprochen in: Slavic Reviews, Winter 2018

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Jeanne Féaux de la Croix (PhD) is a social anthropologist based at Tübingen University. She directs several projects on the environment in Central Asia and also works on questions of Ageing, Labour and Development.

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