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Cinema Club Film Screening: The Needle
Directed by Rashid Nugmanov (Kazakhstan, 1988) In the bleak filmscape of glasnost, The Needle stood out as a black sheep of a movie. The most playful and offbeat of the… Continue reading Cinema Club Film Screening: The Needle
The Transition Economies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: Old Habits, New Approaches
with Farrukh Irnazarov, Visiting Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University and Roman Vakulchuk, Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Oslo, Norway This presentation assesses the market transition path… Continue reading The Transition Economies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: Old Habits, New Approaches
First International Conference on Uyghur Studies – History, Culture, and Society
The Uyghurs are one of the ten most populous stateless nations in the world. While they have a long history of cultural accomplishments and political influences, they have remained marginal… Continue reading First International Conference on Uyghur Studies – History, Culture, and Society
