UID:
almafu_9960890197702883
Format:
1 online resource (292 p.)
ISBN:
9781782382638
Series Statement:
Integration and Conflict Studies ; 8
Content:
Most of the Muslim societies of the world have entered a demographic transition from high to low fertility, and this process is accompanied by an increase in youth vis-à-vis other age groups. Political scientists and historians have debated whether such a “youth bulge” increases the potential for conflict or whether it represents a chance to accumulate wealth and push forward social and technological developments. This book introduces the discussion about youth bulge into social anthropology using Tajikistan, a post-Soviet country that experienced civil war in the 1990s, which is in the middle of such a demographic transition. Sophie Roche develops a social anthropological approach to analyze demographic and political dynamics, and suggests a new way of thinking about social change in youth bulge societies.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Figures and Tables --
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Foreword --
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Acknowledgements --
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Notes on Transliteration and Usage --
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Introduction: Youth (Bulges) and Conflict --
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1 Placing the Field Sites in Their Context: A Demographic History --
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2 ‘Why Didn’t You Take a Side?’: The Emergence of Youth Categories, Institutions and Groups --
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3 ‘Siblings Are as Different as the Five Fingers of a Hand’: The Developmental Cycle of Domestic Groups and Siblingship --
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4 ‘The Gift of Youth’: Workers, Religious Actors and Migrants --
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5 ‘The Only Thing in Life that Makes You Feel Like a King’: Marriage as an Indicator of Social and Demographic Change --
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6 ‘Youth Are Our Future’: Categories, Groups and the State --
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Conclusion: The Dynamics of Youth Bulges as a Question of Domestication --
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Appendix --
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Glossary --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781782382638
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782382638
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781782382638
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782382638
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781782382638
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