Karakalpak : RN02.
| Other author | Human Relations Area Files, inc. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven, Conn. : Human Relations Area Files, 2002- |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://ehrafWorldCultures.yale.edu/collection?owc=RN02 |
| Subjects |
| Series | eHRAF world cultures. Asia EHRAF world cultures. Asia. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Abstract | The Karakalpak Republic makes up the eastern third of Uzbekistan. Karakalpaks are Sunni Muslims and they speak a Turkic language. In 1990 the Karakalpak population in Uzbekistan was estimated to be 380,000. The economy is dominated by state controlled and collectivized cotton agriculture. This file contains one document, a cultural summary by Victor A. Mote that was originally published in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, 1994. This summary includes information on history, settlement patterns, economy, kinship, marriage, family, sociopolitical organization, and religion. |
| General note | Title from Web page (viewed Apr. 28, 2008). |
| General note | This portion of eHRAF world cultures was first released in 2002. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |