This book explores the conceptions of genealogy, kinship and 'tribalism' in the intertwined construction of personhood and national identity in the Kyrgyz Republic. It makes an important contribution to several theoretical and regional debates.
This is the biography of Gaspar Garcia Laviana, who, as a young priest, left Spain and went to Nicaragua to work for the poor, he eventually became convinced that the only way he could change his parishioners' lives was through armed struggle. The main narrative thread of this work is biographical, but crucial episodes are counterpointed with selected poems that chart the changes in Gaspar's attitudes.
