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Siberian survival : the Nenets and their story / Andrei V. Golovnev and Gail Osherenko.

Title: Siberian survival : the Nenets and their story / Andrei V. Golovnev and Gail Osherenko.
Author: Golovnev, A. V. (Andreĭ Vladimirovich)
Publication: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1999.

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Osherenko, Gail.

Description

xiii, 176 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"The Yamal Peninsula in Northwestern Siberia is one of the few remaining places on earth where a nomadic people retain a traditional culture. Here in the tundra, the Nenets - one of the indigenous minorities of the Russian North - follow a lifestyle shaped by the seasonal migrations of the reindeer they herd. For decades under Soviet rule, they weathered harsh policies designed to subjugate them. How the Nenets successfully resisted indoctrination from a powerful totalitarian state and how today they face new challenges to the survival of their culture - these are the subjects of this compelling and lavishly illustrated book."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Contents

Introduction: "The People" or "the Others" -- 1. Rebirth of the Culture -- 2. Nomadic Life: Men and Women in the Context of Traditions -- 3. Endurance: Chiefs against Rulers -- 4. Ordeals: The Last Rebellions -- 5. Strained Dialogue -- 6. Tundra Crossroads: Post-Soviet Reflections -- Conclusion: Cultural Survival in the Twenty-first Century.

ISBN

0801436311 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^98048118^

OCLC

40159050

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Harvard Library