Mateusz Laszczkowski: 2 books
Kazakhstan in the Making
Legitimacy, Symbols, and Social Changes
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
Kazakhstan is one of the best-known success stories of Central Asia, perhaps even of the entire Eurasian space. It boasts a fast growing economy—at least until the 2014 crisis—a strategic location between Russia, China, and the rest of Central Asia, and a regime with far-reaching branding strategies....
'City of the Future'
Built Space, Modernity and Urban Change in Astana
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Astana, the capital city of the post-Soviet Kazakhstan, has often been admired for the design and planning of its futuristic cityscape. This anthropological study of the development of the city focuses on every-day practices, official ideologies and representations alongside the memories and dreams...