Table of Contents

Introduction: "The Nazarbayev Generation: A Sociological Portrait," by Marlene Laruelle

Part I: Kazakhstani Youth and National Identity
Chapter 1: "Are Youth Different? The Nazarbayev Generation and Public Opinion," by Barbara Junisbai and Azamat Junisbai
Chapter 2: "Youth and National Identity: Then and Now," by Aziz Burkhanov
Chapter 3: "Youth and Civic National Identity," by Dina Sharipova
Chapter 4: "Mankurts, Kazakh 'Russians' and 'Shala' Kazakhs: Language, National Identity, and Ethnicity Revisited," by Diana T. Kudaibergenova

Part II: Youth Voices on Moral Changes
Chapter 5: "'We Love Our Country in Our Own Way': Youth, Gender, and Nationalism," by Ulan Bigozhin
Chapter 6: "'Cognitive Unconscious,' 'Modern Conservatism,' and 'Core Liberal Values' in the Context of Chapter 7: "Youth’s National Identity," by Galym Zhussipbek and Zhanar Nagayeva
Chapter 8: "Contours of Ethnonational Landscapes in Three Cities: Youths’ Perspectives on Ethnic and Social Integration," by Reuel R. Hanks

Part III: Globalization and Cultural Blending
Chapter 9: "Cultural Globalization and Youth Identity Construction," by Nazgul Mingisheva
Chapter 10: "Visions of Nationhood: Youth, Identity, and Kazakh Popular Music," by Sabina Insebayeva
Chapter 11: "Return Migration from the United States: Exploring the Dynamics of Cultural Change," by Doug Blum
Chapter 12: "The Kazakhstan Now! Hybridity and Hipsters in Almaty: Negotiating Global and Local Lives," by Rico Isaacs

Part IV: Youth Activism
Chapter 13: "#Hashtag Activism: Youth, Social Media, and Politics," by Daniyar Kosnazarov
Chapter 14: "Contemporary Art as a Public Forum," by Alexandra Tsay
Chapter 15: "Overcoming a Taboo: Normalizing Sexuality Education," by Karlygash Kabatova

About the Author

Marlene Laruelle is research professor, director of the Central Asia Program, and associate director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University.

Reviews

This impressive and timely volume provides us with survey data and cross-disciplinary analysis of Kazakhstan’s independence generations. Its focus on social transformations of the last three decades is an important contribution to breaking with established, and increasingly irrelevant, narratives about the region of Central Asia.
*Nargis Kassenova, Harvard University*