Abstract

In Central Asia, the Soviet 20th century tried to master geography, to control politics through economy and to divert sacredness toward profane items. It seems that it has failed on many aspects. In Central Asia, the limits which organize the geo-social space are submitted to constant changes. They are to be considered in the “longue duree”, as well as in short time. The purpose of this article based on various sources, is to highlight the notions of limits, fronts, frontiers in Central Asia in a sociological and anthropological perspective, throwing off the history of the state frontiers building, which is widely studied by historians, geographers, political scientists since the 19th century onward, and renewed since the end of the Soviet Union. So far, we can argue that a Central Asian continuum-space does exist, demarcated by frontlines, administrative fronts and frontiers as well as security, but also social, ethnic, religious, economic, memory, gender limits, accepted by local populations which constantly cross them. These numerous limits and frontiers in Central Asia are more often invisible than visible, allowing us to better understand its specificity.

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