{"product_id":"negotiating-well-being-in-central-asia-9781138798052","title":"Negotiating Well-Being in Central Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David W. Montgomery\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cultural \u0026amp; Ethnic Studies - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch scholarship of any region focuses on the perceived problems that hold back a population. Central Asia is no exception, as it is a region with political, economic, and environmental problems that seem to keep Central Asians from a \"better\" future. Alongside all the struggles of life, however, are relationships of meaning and wellness that contribute to a \"life worth living.\" Recognizing the struggles of everyday life, contributors to this book explore how people navigate relationships to find meaning, how elders attempt to re-establish morality, and how development workers pursue new futures. Such futures centre around the role of family, friends, and meaningful employment in yielding contentment; and the influence of Islam, ethnicity, and hospitality on community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first regional collection to take well-being as a frame of analysis, the contributors show how visions, spaces, and cosmologies of well-being inform everyday life in Central Asia. This volume will appeal not only to those interested in Central Asia, but more broadly to anyone concerned with how taking well-being into account better captures the complex realities of life in any region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was published as a special issue of \u003cem\u003eCentral Asian Survey\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45236749303959,"sku":"9781138798052","price":13281.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138798052.webp?v=1769214265","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/negotiating-well-being-in-central-asia-9781138798052","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}