Migration and Identity in Central Asia

This book is an ethnographic and sociolinguistic study of Uzbek migrants in the capital city of Uzbekistan. The ethnographic details of the book represent post-Soviet urban realities on the ground where various forms of belonging clash and kinship ties are reinforced within social safety networks. The book offers in-depth insights into the communication strategies of migrants, the formation of collective consciousness and the relations within the `We¿ domain.