”Nomadity of Being” in Central Asia: Narratives of Kyrgyzstani Women’s Rights Activists (Politics and History in Central Asia)

Acknowledgments
Contents
1 Introduction
	Conceptual and Methodological Overview
	Book Outline
	References
2 Western and Post-Soviet Feminisms: Main Topics and Debates
	Brief Overview of Western and Non-Western Feminist History
		Brief Overview of Western Feminist History
	Soviet Gender Order and Women’s Rights
	Post-Soviet Feminisms and Gender Studies
	Summary
	References
3 Theorizing Coloniality: History and Main Concepts
	Enlightenment Ideals at the Root of Coloniality
	Critical Theory and the Pre-Conditions for Coloniality Critique
	“Coloniality of Being”: Overview of Main Concepts and Authors
	Looking Critically at the Colonial Question in Gender Studies
	In Search of Alternatives to the Coloniality of Being
	Summary
	References
4 Contextualizing Kyrgyzstan Within the Debate
	Reflections on Central Asian Coloniality
	“Paradoxes” of Soviet Coloniality in Central Asia
	Women’s Activism in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
	Summary
	References
5 Characteristics of Women’s Rights Activism in Kyrgyzstan
	Field Work and Data Summary
	Stories of Initiation: On Becoming a Woman’s Rights Activist
	Mechanics of Women’s Rights Activism in Kyrgyzstan
	Historiography and Narrative Cartography of Women’s Rights Activism in Kyrgyzstan
	Stories of Women’s Role and Status in Kyrgyzstan
	References
6 Towards a Reframing of Non-Western Feminisms
	Kurak-Feminism: Specifics of Women’s Rights Activism in Kyrgyzstan
	Nomadity of Being: A Response to the Colonial Question and Feminism
	Summary
	References
7 Conclusion
	References
References
Index