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Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North
Yuri Slezkine
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Description for Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
For over five hundred years the Russians wondered what kind of people their Arctic and sub-Arctic subjects were. "They have mouths between their shoulders and eyes in their chests," reported a fifteenth-century tale. "They rove around, live of their own free will, and beat the Russian people," complained a seventeenth-century Cossack. "Their actions are exceedingly rude. They do not take off their hats and do not bow to each other," huffed an eighteenth-century scholar. They are "children of nature" and "guardians of ecological balance," rhapsodized early nineteenth-century and late twentieth-century romantics. Even the Bolsheviks, who categorized the circumpolar foragers as ... Read more
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Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
476
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801481789
SKU
V9780801481789
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About Yuri Slezkine
Yuri Slezkine is the Jane K. Sather Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North
Engagingly written and with much ironic wit throughout, Arctic Mirrors is a pleasure to read.
Journal of Historical Geography
In this great book, Slezkine has provided us with a comprehensive history of the encounter between the Russians and the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and northwestern Pacific.... Arctic Mirrors has already become required reading for anyone interested in ... Read more
Journal of Historical Geography
In this great book, Slezkine has provided us with a comprehensive history of the encounter between the Russians and the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and northwestern Pacific.... Arctic Mirrors has already become required reading for anyone interested in ... Read more