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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456509903321

Autore

King Alexander David

Titolo

Living with Koryak traditions [[electronic resource] ] : playing with culture in Siberia / / Alexander D. King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-14641-X

9786613146410

0-8032-3601-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 p.)

Disciplina

305.89/46

Soggetti

Koryaks - Russia (Federation) - Kamchatka Peninsula - History

Koryaks - Russia (Federation) - Kamchatka Peninsula - Ethnic identity

Koryaks - Cultural assimilation - Russia (Federation) - Kamchatka Peninsula

Culture and globalization - Russia (Federation) - Kamchatka Peninsula

Electronic books.

Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) Ethnic relations

Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: A Semiotics of Koryak Culture; 1. Discovering Koryak Culture through History; 2. Genuine and Spurious Culture in Kamchatka; 3. Dancing in the Koryak House of Culture; 4. The Culture of Schools and Museums; 5. "This Is Not My Language!": Koryak Language in Schools; Conclusion: Koryak Culture and the Future of Tradition; Notes; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the globalization of culture and the invention of tradition, and what it means to modern Koryak people living in post-Soviet Siberia.