The Unmaking of Soviet Life: Everyday Economies After Socialism - Brossura

Humphrey, Caroline

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ISBN 10: 0801487730 ISBN 13: 9780801487736

Casa editrice: Cornell Univ Pr, 2002

Riassunto

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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• Editore: Cornell Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0801487730
• ISBN 13: 9780801487736
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 265