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Galvanizing Nostalgia? : Indigeneity and Sovereignty in Siberia
Title
Galvanizing Nostalgia? : Indigeneity and Sovereignty in Siberia / Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer.
ISBN
9781501759796
9781501759789
9781501759772
9781501761317
Publication
Ithaca, [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2022
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (270 pages).
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Summary
"This book explores the survival of federal Russia. Based on the field of cultural anthropology and historical research in the republics of Eastern Siberia--Sakha (Yakutia), Buryatia, and Tyva (Tuva)--the book highlights Indigenous concerns about civil society, spiritual vitality, and ecology. Indigenous groups are defending their lands and rights without being secessionist"-- Provided by publisher.
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Project MUSE complete collection 2022.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 19, 2023
Contents
Introduction: Contested ecological, cultural, and political sovereignty in Russia
Sakha Republic (Yakutia): resource rich and pivotal
Republic of Buryatia: gerrymandered and struggling
Tyva (Tuva): a borderline state with demographic advantages
Crossover trends: Eurasianism, competition, cooperation and protest
Conclusions: Federalism, cultural dignity, and nostalgia.
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