ISBN:
9781501762963
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 284 pages).
Series Statement:
Cornell scholarship online
DDC:
306.845095845
Keywords:
Interethnic marriage
;
Interethnic marriage History 20th century
;
Intermarriage
;
Intermarriage History 20th century
;
Interfaith marriage
;
Interfaith marriage History 20th century
;
Families
;
Families History 20th century
;
Family and Relationships
;
USSR, Soviet Union
;
Russia
;
Central Asia
;
Asian history
;
Society & culture: general
Abstract:
'Intermarriage and the Friendship of Peoples' examines the racialization of identities and its impact on mixed couples and families in Soviet Central Asia. In marked contrast to its Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union celebrated mixed marriages among its diverse ethnic groups as a sign of the unbreakable friendship of peoples and the imminent emergence of a single 'Soviet people.' Yet the official Soviet view of ethnic nationality became increasingly primordial and even racialized in the USSR's final decades. In this context, Adrienne Edgar argues, mixed families and individuals found it impossible to transcend ethnicity, fully embrace their complex identities, and become simply 'Soviet'.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2022
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.7591/cornell/9781501762949.001.0001
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501762949.001.0001
