The Unmaking of Soviet Life : Everyday Economies after Socialism Paperback / softback
by Caroline Humphrey
Part of the Culture and Society after Socialism series
Paperback / softback
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In order to understand today's Russia and former Soviet republics, it is vital to consider their socialist past.
Caroline Humphrey, one of anthropology's most highly regarded thinkers on a number of topics including consumption, identity, and ritual, is the ideal guide to the intricacies of post-Soviet culture.
The Unmaking of Soviet Life brings together ten of Humphrey's best essays, which cover, geographically, Central Russia, Siberia, and Mongolia; and thematically, the politics of locality, property, and persons.Bridging the strongest of Humphrey's work from 1991 to 2001, the essays do a great deal to demystify the sensational topics of mafia, barter, bribery, and the new shamanism by locating them in the lived experiences of a wide range of subjects.
The Unmaking of Soviet Life includes a foreword and introductory paragraphs by Bruce Grant and Nancy Ries that precede each essay.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:28/03/2002
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- ISBN:9780801487736
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:28/03/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780801487736
