Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Lev Shternberg: Anthropologist, Russian Socialist, Jewish Activist
Sergei Kan
€ 70.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Lev Shternberg: Anthropologist, Russian Socialist, Jewish Activist
Hardback. A biography of Lev Shternberg (1861-1927) that illuminates the development of professional anthropology in late imperial and early Soviet Russia. It explores the scholarly and political aspects of Shternberg's life and how they influenced each other. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 574 pages, 22 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 46. Weight in Grams: 998.
This intellectual biography of Lev Shternberg (1861–1927) illuminates the development of professional anthropology in late imperial and early Soviet Russia. Shortly after the formation of the Soviet Union the government initiated a detailed ethnographic survey of the country’s peoples. Lev Shternberg, who as a political exile during the late tsarist period had conducted ethnographic research in northeastern Siberia, was one of the anthropologists who directed this survey and consequently played a major role in influencing the professionalization of anthropology in the Soviet Union.
But Shternberg was much more than a government anthropologist. Under the new regime he continued his work ... Read more
This intellectual biography of Lev Shternberg (1861–1927) illuminates the development of professional anthropology in late imperial and early Soviet Russia. Shortly after the formation of the Soviet Union the government initiated a detailed ethnographic survey of the country’s peoples. Lev Shternberg, who as a political exile during the late tsarist period had conducted ethnographic research in northeastern Siberia, was one of the anthropologists who directed this survey and consequently played a major role in influencing the professionalization of anthropology in the Soviet Union.
But Shternberg was much more than a government anthropologist. Under the new regime he continued his work ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
Series
Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology
Number of Pages
574
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803216037
SKU
V9780803216037
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Sergei Kan
Sergei Kan is a professor of anthropology and Native American studies at Dartmouth College. He is the author and editor of several books, including Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity through Two Centuries and Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations (Nebraska 2006).
Reviews for Lev Shternberg: Anthropologist, Russian Socialist, Jewish Activist
"This scholarly biography of Lev Shternberg, a leading Russian anthropologist, will be of interest to his fellow social scientists as well as to followers of Russian history and especially to those concerned about the experiences of Jews in Russia during the late tsarist and early Communist years."—Jeffrey Johnson, Buffalo Jewish Review "Sergei Kan has produced a superb intellectual biography of ... Read more