Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Notes on Naming, Addressing, and Fieldwork
Introduction. Invoking Custom
Chapter 1. Histories of Legal Plurality
Chapter 2. Settling Descent
Chapter 3. Imagining the State
Chapter 4. Performing Authority
Chapter 5. Buying and Paying Respect
Chapter 6. Taking and Giving Carpets
Chapter 7. Taming Custom
Conclusion. Ordering Everyday Life in Kyrgyzstan
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index