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Ideology in brick and tile: Timurid architecture of the 21st century

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  • Elena Paskaleva

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This study analyses the impact of politics on urban development and, in particular, on Timurid heritage in present-day Uzbekistan. It outlines the problem of landscape manipulation for the advancement of a political ideology. After presenting a brief overview of Tsarist and Soviet restoration practices, the article focuses on the post-Soviet nation-building schemes through public iconography, urban renewal measures and heritage construction. Architectural and epigraphic restorations of Timurid monuments in Samarqand and new constructions in Tashkent provide a valuable illustrative framework. As world heritage sites, the Samarqand monuments are examined both in their historical and current socio-political contexts; the role of UNESCO is also analysed. The study benefits from and contributes to critical heritage studies and urban development as a narrative of power-making and relational space.

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  • Elena Paskaleva, 2015. "Ideology in brick and tile: Timurid architecture of the 21st century," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(4), pages 418-439, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:34:y:2015:i:4:p:418-439
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2015.1118207
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