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Kazak refugees in Turkey: a study of cultural persistence and social change

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Alternative Title: 
Academic/Research Institute
Identifier: 
NE93671059
Identifier Shelfmark: 
UEL DCK/GT 60 SVA
Sourced from: 
University of East London
Author/Creator: 
Svanberg, Ingvar
Publisher: 
Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
Description: 
Discusses how over three decades the former Kazak nomads of China have become successful immigrant artisans in Istanbul. With detailed ethnographic descriptions concerning rituals, customs and food habits, the book analyzes how the Kazak identity persists.
Language: 
English
Subject: 
Kazakhs
Subject: 
Kazakh minorities
Subject: 
Refugees
Subject: 
Anthropology
Subject: 
Ethnic identity
Subject: 
Immigrants
Coverage Geography: 
Turkey
Coverage Geography: 
China
Coverage Time: 
1950-1989
Date Created: 
01/01/1989
Date Reliable: 
YES
Item Type: 
Books
Relation: 
Studia multiethnica Upsaliensia 8
Relation Requires: 
Adobe Acrobat
Format Medium: 
GIF
Format Medium: 
PDF
Format Extent: 
212 p.
Source: 
ISBN 91 554 2438 4
Source: 
ISSN 0282 6623
Rights: 
Cleared
FMO Status: 
Live