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Control and subversion: Gender relations in Tajikistan
Colette Harris, Pluto Press, London, Sterling and Virginia, 2004, ISBN 0745321674
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Tajikistan stands out among the republics of Central Asia for two important reasons. First, as the republic where the sovieticization process was least successful, it managed to retain its Islamic identity and culture. In Tajikistan today, unlike in the other republics, the tenets of Islam stand solidly behind social norms and community standards. Secondly, its independence from the former Soviet Union was followed by a devastating civil war. This has left a legacy common to any post-conflict society: the possibility of a return to violence as a way of resolving disputes. In most other respect, Tajikistan shares a significant amount with its geographical neighbours. This was a region of pre-modern societies on which was imposed, first, Russian imperialism and, subsequently,
Department of Political Science and Sociology, National University Ireland, Galway. email: eilis.ward@nuigalway.ie