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Marlène Laruelle

    December 21, 1972

    Dr. Marlene Laruelle is a leading scholar whose work deeply explores nationalism and geopolitics, with a particular focus on the ideological undercurrents shaping contemporary Russia and its Eurasian context. Her research delves into the complexities of imperial thought and national identity, examining how these manifest in political strategies and international relations. Laruelle's distinctive approach offers critical insights into the forces driving power dynamics and ideological currents in the modern world. Her analyses provide a nuanced understanding of Russia's engagement with its neighbors and the broader global landscape.

    Central Peripheries
    • Central Peripheries

      • 262 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      A comprehensive study of nation-building in post-Soviet Central Asia. Committed to internationalism, Kazakhstan and other central Asian states nevertheless embrace classically nationalist conceptions of the nation-state. Their unabashed celebration of borders and citizenship challenges Western views of nationalism as a dying ideology transcended by cosmopolitanism. Drawing on twenty years of fieldwork, Central Peripheries reveals the origin of central Asian national consciousness in imaginary and ritualized efforts to grapple with the Soviet past. 

      Central Peripheries2021
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