West-Central Asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in Russia (Moscow) from the 1980s and China (Yiwu) from the 2000s
Through an exploration of oral history and ethnographic material, this article makes a comparative examination of the life-trajectories of students from Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan who studied in Russia (Moscow) during the late 1980s, and from Tajikistan, Iran, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia who studi...
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ftunivsussex:oai:sro.sussex.ac.uk:79855 2023-07-30T03:57:40+02:00 West-Central Asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in Russia (Moscow) from the 1980s and China (Yiwu) from the 2000s Ibañez-Tirado, Diana 2019-01-01 application/pdf http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/79855/ http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/79855/3/1879366518814664.pdf http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/79855/1/West%20Central%20Asia%20Student%20trajectories%20Moscow%20and%20Yiwu%201.11.18.pdf https://doi.org/10.1177/1879366518814664 en eng SAGE Publications http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/79855/3/1879366518814664.pdf http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/79855/1/West%20Central%20Asia%20Student%20trajectories%20Moscow%20and%20Yiwu%201.11.18.pdf Ibañez-Tirado, Diana (2019) West-Central Asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in Russia (Moscow) from the 1980s and China (Yiwu) from the 2000s. Journal of Eurasian Studies, 10 (1). pp. 48-60. ISSN 1879-3665 cc_by_4 DK History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics DS History of Asia DS701 China G0001 Geography (General) GN Anthropology GN301 Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism KL-KWK Asia and Eurasia Africa Pacific Area and Antarctica L Education (General) Article PeerReviewed 2019 ftunivsussex https://doi.org/10.1177/1879366518814664 2023-07-11T20:39:54Z Through an exploration of oral history and ethnographic material, this article makes a comparative examination of the life-trajectories of students from Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan who studied in Russia (Moscow) during the late 1980s, and from Tajikistan, Iran, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia who studied in China in the 2000s. In contrast to the cohort of students in Moscow who were mainly men from places with relatively amicable relations with the USSR, the female students of Muslim background from West and Central Asia regarded China as a place where they could pursue fulfilling forms of economic and personal autonomy. By comparing these two groups of international students, this article sheds light into the nature of historical, geographical and geopolitical connections and disconnections between West-Central Asia, Eurasia (especially Russia) and East Asia (especially China). By centring its attention to the demise of Soviet/Russian education and the emergence of China as a figure of economic prosperity, the article theorises West-Central Asia as a particular arena of interaction suitable to comprehend the networks, ‘third spaces’ or zones of interaction (e.g. Moscow and Yiwu), and forms of connection fostered by these students’ trajectories. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica University of Sussex: Sussex Research Online Pacific Journal of Eurasian Studies 10 1 48 60 |
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Through an exploration of oral history and ethnographic material, this article makes a comparative examination of the life-trajectories of students from Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan who studied in Russia (Moscow) during the late 1980s, and from Tajikistan, Iran, Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia who studied in China in the 2000s. In contrast to the cohort of students in Moscow who were mainly men from places with relatively amicable relations with the USSR, the female students of Muslim background from West and Central Asia regarded China as a place where they could pursue fulfilling forms of economic and personal autonomy. By comparing these two groups of international students, this article sheds light into the nature of historical, geographical and geopolitical connections and disconnections between West-Central Asia, Eurasia (especially Russia) and East Asia (especially China). By centring its attention to the demise of Soviet/Russian education and the emergence of China as a figure of economic prosperity, the article theorises West-Central Asia as a particular arena of interaction suitable to comprehend the networks, ‘third spaces’ or zones of interaction (e.g. Moscow and Yiwu), and forms of connection fostered by these students’ trajectories. |
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West-Central Asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in Russia (Moscow) from the 1980s and China (Yiwu) from the 2000s |
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West-Central Asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in Russia (Moscow) from the 1980s and China (Yiwu) from the 2000s |
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West-Central Asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in Russia (Moscow) from the 1980s and China (Yiwu) from the 2000s |
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West-Central Asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in Russia (Moscow) from the 1980s and China (Yiwu) from the 2000s |
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West-Central Asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in Russia (Moscow) from the 1980s and China (Yiwu) from the 2000s |
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west-central asia: a comparative analysis of students’ trajectories in russia (moscow) from the 1980s and china (yiwu) from the 2000s |
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