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Central Peripheries explores post-Soviet Central Asia through the prism of nation-building. Although relative latecomers on the international scene, the Central Asian states see themselves as globalized, and yet in spite of – or perhaps precisely because of – this, they hold a very classical vision of the nation-state, rejecting the abolition of boundaries and the theory of the 'death of the nation'. Their unabashed celebration of very classical nationhoods built on post-modern premises challenges the Western view of nationalism as a dying ideology that ought to have been transcended by post-national cosmopolitanism. Marlene Laruelle looks at how states in the region have been navigating the construction of a nation in a post-imperial context where Russia remains the dominant power and cultural reference. She takes into consideration the ways in which the Soviet past has influenced the construction of national storylines, as well as the diversity of each state's narratives and use of symbolic politics. Exploring state discourses, academic narratives and different forms of popular nationalist storytelling allows Laruelle to depict the complex construction of the national pantheon in the three decades since independence. The second half of the book focuses on Kazakhstan as the most hybrid national construction and a unique case study of nationhood in Eurasia. Based on the principle that only multidisciplinarity can help us to untangle the puzzle of nationhood, Central Peripheries uses mixed methods, combining political science, intellectual history, sociology and cultural anthropology. It is inspired by two decades of fieldwork in the region and a deep knowledge of the region's academia and political environment.Praise for Central Peripheries 'Marlene Laruelle paves the way to the more focused and necessary outlook on Central Asia, a region that is not a periphery but a central space for emerging conceptual debates and complexities. Above all, the book is a product of Laruelle's trademark excellence in balancing empirical depth with vigorous theoretical advancements.' –Diana T. Kudaibergenova, University of Cambridge 'Using the concept of hybridity, Laruelle explores the multitude of historical, political and geopolitical factors that predetermine different ways of looking at nations and various configurations of nation-building in post-Soviet Central Asia. Those manifold contexts present a general picture of the transformation that the former southern periphery of the USSR has been going through in the past decades.' – Sergey Abashin, European University at St Petersburg

This was the first comprehensive study of the City of London to be published. The study examines the economic structure of the city and considers the main influences likely to affect the development of the City, including the pattern of demand, technological change, population movements, supply of labour and land values. Particular attention is paid to the City's international role.Specific chapters are devoted to Banking & Finance, Insurance, Trade, Commerce and the Port, and the Manufacturing Industry.The book is supported with a wealth of statistical material based on orig

"Die Autoren zeigen in diesem Artikel, in welcher Weise eine Studie zu visuellen Autobiografie-Workshops, die mit unterschiedlichen sozialen Gruppen im Osten Londons durchgeführt wurden, zu unserem Wissen über den narrativen Umgang mit Bildern und die Ko-Konstruktion von Narrativen auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen beigetragen hat: der Ebene interpersoneller Interaktion und der Ebene innerer Dialoge mit sich selbst und mit imaginiertem Publikum. Aus unserer Perspektive kann ein solcher Ansatz die Untersuchung verbaler Narrationen stützen und erweitern, da er einen Zugang zu multiplen, ko-konstruierten, zeitweise unsicheren, oft widersprüchlichen und inkohärenten Narrativen eröffnet. Zugleich gewähren Bilder Zugang zu dem fragmentierten, verzögerten und konstruktiven Charakter konventioneller Narrationen und zu deren dialogischer Produktion." (Autorenreferat)

Abstract Central Asia which can be termed as Five Stans Asiaor Multi State Asia, internationally a dominant region from both Eastern and Western perspectives, having two major powers involvement that is Russia and China, along with the regional powers named as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan so called five pillars of Central Asia. Central Asia is a region with socio-economic, political, cultural, geographical and geostrategic importance. The main aim of writing this article is the economic role of Central Asia in the globalization process, also Central Asia's role in the world politics in which how Russians extremely authoritatively rule this state and how China as a sound actor involved its performance to attain its national interest. However, the United States of America (USA), Afghanistan, Pakistan, European Union(EU),Germany, Turkey, Iran and many other countries of the world show their center of interest from the beneficial point of view for their own state's purpose. Globalization is basically a phenomenon of increasing integration of social, cultural, political, economic, transport, telecommunication in the international system. Central Asia's historical view till present modern scenarios is highlighted. Central Asia and globalization is mainly concerned with the macro- level relationships, it has certain issues as well like that of identity, population, and language, decisions as well as policies that play as an engine in terms of the world-clock matters. Key Words: Five Stans, Globalization, Political impression, Economic Facet, Economic Integration, Silk Road Plan.

We compared the perceptions of Korean Americans, Koreans in the US, and Koreans in Korea, of the media coverage of the fatal shooting of 32 people at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in April 2007. This comparison was based on the third-person effect, according to
which people perceive media coverage to have a greater influence on others than on themselves. Results showed that perception of individuals in the participant groups was that the media coverage had a greater influence on the Korean public in Korea (comparison group) than on themselves in
terms of generating negative feelings about Korean Americans and Americans (object groups). In addition, the more that Korean Americans perceived themselves to be similar to the Korean public in Korea, the more they overestimated the influence of the media on the Korean public in Korea.