ISSN 2214-2282 | E-ISSN 2214-2290BRILL.COM/CAA

ARTICLES

Contemporary Public Art and Nation: Contesting “Tradition” in

Post-Socialist Cultures and Societies

Diana T. Kudaibergenova 305

“Between Europe and Asia”: Geography and Identity in Post-Soviet

Nation-Building Narratives

Joshua Kucera 331

From Once-dominant Minority to Historical Christian Outpost on the

Southern Caspian: Azerbaijan’s Orthodox Christians

Bruno De Cordier and Cristina Boboc 358

Assessing China’s New Policy in Afghanistan

Akram Umarov 384

BOOK DISCUSSION

David Radford, Religious Identity and Social Change: Explaining Christian Conversion in a Muslim World (New York: Routledge, 2015) 407

Volume Contents 423

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Central Asian Affairs Aims & ScopeCentral Asian Afffairs is a peer-reviewed journal that is published quarterly. It aims to feature innovative social science research on contemporary developments in the wider Central Asian region. Its coverage includes Central Asia, Afghanistan, the Caucasus, Xinjiang, neighboring powers (China, Iran, Pakistan, India, Russia, Turkey), and the role of leading international powers and donors in this region. Central Asian Afffairs informs scholarly discourse and policy discussions on the region by engaging experts from across the academic arena, drawing on a diverse array of disciplines including political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, development studies, and security studies.

EditorsEditor-in-Chief: Marlene Laruelle, George Washington UniversityManaging Editor: Sebastien Peyrouse, George Washington UniversityAssociate Editors: Henry Hale, Sean Roberts and Cory Welt, George Washington UniversityBook Review Editor: Erica Marat, National Defense University

International Editorial BoardGardner Bovingdon, Indiana University BloomingtonAlexander Cooley, Barnard College, Columbia UniversitySally Cummings, Saint Andrew UniversityAntonio Giustozzi, London School of EconomicsPauline Jones Luong, Brown UniversityNargis Kassenova, Center for Central Asian Studies, KIMEPAndrei Kazantsev, Analytical Center, MGIMOSimbal Khan, Institute for Strategic Studies, IslamabadEric McGlinchey, George Mason UniversityNeil Melvin, SIPRI, StockholmNazif Shahrani, Indiana University BloomingtonMeena Singh Roy, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, DelhiTomohiko Uyama, Slavic Research Center, Sapporo UniversityZhao Huasheng, Center for Central Eurasian Studies, Fudan University

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