Avoidance and appropriation in Bishkek: dealing with time, space and urbanity in Kyrgyzstan's capital.
Much has changed since Frunze was renamed Bishkek in 1991 and became the capital of independent Kyrgyzstan. Though it was once considered to be among the ‘greenest’ and most ‘orderly’ cities of the Soviet Union, today many of its long-term residents complain about the new settlements (novostroiki) t...
| Publicado en: | Central Asian Survey Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 218 - 237 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2016
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