Central Asia in Search of Identity

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Between the affirmation of national differences and the recognition of a common history, the five Central Asian countries are engaged in the development of their identity. This is not reducible to Turkish heritage, nomadism, Islam or post-Sovietism. And the notion of a common Central Asian identity is far from clear because, besides being carried by different actors and targeting various audiences, it mobilizes disciplines such as psychology, an…