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

• Autore: King Alexander David
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (348 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.89/46
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) Ethnic relations; Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) Social life and customs
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Living with Koryak traditions
• ISBN: 1-283-14641-X; 9786613146410; 0-8032-3601-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781333903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II