£12.10

Bloomsbury Film and Identity in Kazakhstan: Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture in Central Asia (International Library of Central Asian Studies)

Price data last checked 46 day(s) ago - refreshing...

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£12 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 45 days • 45 data points (No recent data available)

Historical
Generating forecast...
£12.10 £11.50 £11.74 £11.98 £12.22 £12.46 £12.71 13 March 2026 24 March 2026 04 April 2026 15 April 2026 26 April 2026

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 45 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price
45 days 0 11 23 34 45 £12 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £12 (45 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £12 - £12

Price levels: 1 different prices over 45 days

Description

Cinema and nationalism are two fundamentally modern phenomena, but how have films shaped our understanding of the creation -the 'imagining' - of Central-Asian nations? Here, Rico Isaacs uses cinema as an analytical lens to explore how the Kazakh national identity has been constructed and contested. Drawing on an analysis of Kazakh films from the last century, and featuring new interviews with directors and critics involved in the Central Asian film industry, his book traces the construction of nationalism within Kazakh cinema from the country's inception as a Soviet Republic to a modern independent nation.Isaacs identifies four narratives since the collapse of the Soviet Union: a warrior-like 'ethnic' narrative rooted in the 18th Century struggles against the Mongolian Oirat tribes; a 'civic' inspired narrative cemented in the Stalinist deportations of the 1930s and 40s; a religious narrative founded within the mystic and philosophical religion of Tengrism and the cult of the Sky God; and a socio-economic narrative which roots Kazakh nationhood and identity in contemporary social divisions, the lived day-to-day experiences of ordinary citizens and the struggles they face with authority. These last two tropes demonstrate how cinema has emerged as a site of dissent against the country's authoritarian regime under President Nazarbayev. Film and Identity in Kazakhstan advances our understanding of Kazakhstan and nationalism by demonstrating the multiple and inessential character of each, and illustrates the important role of cinema in contesting political power in the post-Soviet space.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
30 January 2018
Listed Since
15 September 2016

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Kazakhstan - Ethnicity, Language and Power: Ethnicity, Language and Power: 8 (Central Asian Studies)
97% match

Kazakhstan - Ethnicity, Language and Power: Ethnicity, Language and Power: 8 (Central Asian Studies)

Routledge

£141.85 20 Apr 2026
Rewriting the Nation in Modern Kazakh Literature: Elites and Narratives (Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures)
96% match

Rewriting the Nation in Modern Kazakh Literature: Elites and Narratives (Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures)

Lexington Books

£80.10 04 May 2026
The Politics and Poetics of the Nation:: Urban Narratives of Kazakh Identity
96% match

The Politics and Poetics of the Nation:: Urban Narratives of Kazakh Identity

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

£62.45 24 Feb 2026
Soviet Nation-Building in Central Asia: The Making of the Kazakh and Uzbek Nations (Central Asian Studies)
96% match

Soviet Nation-Building in Central Asia: The Making of the Kazakh and Uzbek Nations (Central Asian Studies)

Routledge

£114.18 10 Mar 2026
Routledge Politics, Identity and Education in Kyrgyzstan
96% match

Routledge Politics, Identity and Education in Kyrgyzstan

Routledge

£131.84 24 Apr 2026
Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East)
96% match

Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East)

Scarecrow Press

£107.28 13 Apr 2026
Speaking Soviet with an Accent: Culture and Power in Kyrgyzstan: 24 (Central Eurasia in Context)
96% match

Speaking Soviet with an Accent: Culture and Power in Kyrgyzstan: 24 (Central Eurasia in Context)

University of Pittsburgh Press

£40.65 23 Feb 2026
96% match

Nations and Nationalism in the Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Ukraine (Central Asia Research Forum)

Routledge

£145.00 10 Jun 2026
Routledge National Identities in Soviet Historiography Book
96% match

Routledge National Identities in Soviet Historiography Book

Routledge

£125.00 15 Apr 2026
The 2013 Economic Competitiveness of Kazakhstan: Financials Returns, Labor Productivity and International Gaps
95% match

The 2013 Economic Competitiveness of Kazakhstan: Financials Returns, Labor Productivity and International Gaps

£210.00 06 Jan 2026
A Learner's Dictionary of Kazakh Idioms
95% match

A Learner's Dictionary of Kazakh Idioms

Georgetown University Press

£56.50 01 Apr 2026
Stable Outside, Fragile Inside?: Post-Soviet Statehood in Central Asia (Post-Soviet Politics)
95% match

Stable Outside, Fragile Inside?: Post-Soviet Statehood in Central Asia (Post-Soviet Politics)

Routledge

£117.45 24 Apr 2026
The European Handbook of Central Asian Studies: History, Politics, and Societies
95% match

The European Handbook of Central Asian Studies: History, Politics, and Societies

Ibidem Press

£73.53 16 Feb 2026
Russia's Relations with Kazakhstan: Rethinking Ex-Soviet Transitions in the Emerging World System (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)
95% match

Russia's Relations with Kazakhstan: Rethinking Ex-Soviet Transitions in the Emerging World System (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)

Routledge

£148.84 10 Feb 2026
Central Asian Security: The New International Context
95% match

Central Asian Security: The New International Context

Brookings Institution Press

£40.25 29 Apr 2026
Routledge Kazakhstan: Snow Leopard at the Crossroads
95% match

Routledge Kazakhstan: Snow Leopard at the Crossroads

Routledge

£124.10 18 Apr 2026
Les Allemands Des Steppes: Histoire d'Une Minorité de l'Empire Russe À La Cei: 6 (Contacts)
95% match

Les Allemands Des Steppes: Histoire d'Une Minorité de l'Empire Russe À La Cei: 6 (Contacts)

Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

£62.89 02 Jun 2026
Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia: Dimensions, Dynamics, and Directions
95% match

Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia: Dimensions, Dynamics, and Directions

Lexington Books

£68.67 23 Feb 2026
Kazakhstan in World War II: Mobilization and Ethnicity in the Soviet Empire (Modern War Studies)
95% match

Kazakhstan in World War II: Mobilization and Ethnicity in the Soviet Empire (Modern War Studies)

University Press of Kansas

£39.35 22 Feb 2026
The Spectacular State: Culture and National Identity in Uzbekistan (Politics, History, and Culture)
95% match

The Spectacular State: Culture and National Identity in Uzbekistan (Politics, History, and Culture)

Duke University Press

£90.00 20 Apr 2026
KAZAKHSTAN: Conditions, Issues & U.S. Relations (Global Political Studies: Asian Political, Economic and Security Issues)
95% match

KAZAKHSTAN: Conditions, Issues & U.S. Relations (Global Political Studies: Asian Political, Economic and Security Issues)

£35.75 07 Mar 2026
Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty: The Return of Tamerlane? (Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures)
95% match

Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty: The Return of Tamerlane? (Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures)

Lexington Books

£142.00 09 Mar 2026
Informal Nationalism after Communism (International Library of Historical Studies): The Everyday Construction of Post-Socialist Identities
95% match

Informal Nationalism after Communism (International Library of Historical Studies): The Everyday Construction of Post-Socialist Identities

Bloomsbury

£75.00 05 Apr 2026
National Identities in Soviet Historiography: The Rise of Nations under Stalin (Central Asia Research Forum)
95% match

National Identities in Soviet Historiography: The Rise of Nations under Stalin (Central Asia Research Forum)

Routledge

£46.77 17 Mar 2026