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PArT I.  
hISTorY, hISTorIogrAPhY, ANd mEmorY
The Roots of Uzbekistan: Nation Making in the Early Soviet Union
Adeeb Khalid 
1
The Role and Place of Oral History in Central Asian Studies
Timur Dadabaev 
5
Post-Soviet Transformations and the Contemporary History of Uzbekistan
Mirzokhid Rakhimov 
10
On Methodology and Epistemological Situation in Humanities and Social Sciences in Central Asia
Valery Khan 
15
PArT II.  
SocIETY ANd cUlTUrE
Navro’z and the Renewal of Uzbek National Culture
Laura L. Adams 
23
Seeking Divine Harmony: Uzbek Artisans and Their Spaces
Gül Berna Özcan 
26
Private Initiative, Religious Education, and Family Values: A Case Study of a Brides’ School in Tashkent
Rano Turaeva 
31
Hayrullo Hamidov and Uzbekistan’s Culture Wars: How Soccer, Poetry, and Pop-Religion Are ‘a Danger to Society’
Noah Tucker 
35
Evolution of Russian Language in the Urban Space of Tashkent Region
Yulia Tsyryapkina 
44
Emigration of “Crème de la Crème“ in Uzbekistan. A Gender Perspective
Marina Kayumova 
52
Labor Migrant Households in Uzbekistan: Remittances as a Challenge or Blessing?
Farrukh Irnazarov 
62