The Social Role of Art and Culture in Central Asia Jewellery For every Carnivora

For every Carnivora

of punk and orientalism

Her work speaks to the poetics and fractures of the surrounding landscape

Illustrated in full colour with archival and contemporary photographs

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The Social Role of Art and Culture in Central Asia Jewellery For every CarnivoraInfluenced by the golden ages of its history from the ancient Scythians, through the glory of the Persians and Turks, and shaped by the Russian and later Soviet imperial powers the region is revealed as exotic, dramatic, and universally topical. Contributions come from scholars and participants in the Central Asian cultural scene who specialise in different, often isolated, spheres. Their unifying theme is identity and its formation, including