This is a first-hand account of a reindeer-herding collective in the remote Taimyr peninsula of Siberia. The author gives an intimate description of the day-to-day lives of a little-known group of Evenkis as they face both economic and ecological challenges. His book therefore fills a gap in our understanding of the historical and political dynamics of northern Asia, and traces the changes caused in the region by the formation of, and the recent break-up of, the Soviet Union. It also addresses wider questions of ecological theory, nationalism, and the formation of identity. Professor Anderson's idea of `nationality inflation' provides a valuable new perspective on these topics. He shows how the Soviet state contributed to this `inflation' through its creation of `authorized identities' and suggests how identity policy and the discourse it generated became a powerful historical force integrating the social dynamics of economy, politics, and culture.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780199250820
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-19-925082-0
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Erscheinungstermin: 31.01.2002
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2002
- Serie: Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 429 g
- Seiten: 270
- Format (B x H x T): 156 x 233 x 16 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Themen
- Sozialwissenschaften
- Ethnologie | Volkskunde
- Ethnologie
- Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
- Sozialwissenschaften
- Ethnologie | Volkskunde
- Ethnologie
- Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Materielle Kultur, Wirtschaftsethnologie
- Sozialwissenschaften
- Psychologie
- Allgemeine Psychologie
- Sozialpsychologie
- Kulturpsychologie, Ethnopsychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften
- Psychologie
- Allgemeine Psychologie
- Sozialpsychologie
- Kulturpsychologie, Ethnopsychologie