David G. Anders The 1926/27 Soviet Polar Census Expediti (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The 1926/27 Soviet Polar Census ExpeditionsCondition: NewISBN-10: 1782380973EAN: 9781782380979ISBN: 9781782380979Publisher: Berghahn BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/01/2013Description: In 1926/27 the Soviet Central Statistical Administration initiated several yearlong expeditions to gather primary data on the whereabouts, economy and living conditions of all rural peoples living in the Arctic and sub-Arctic at the end of the Russian civil war. Due partly to the enthusiasm of local geographers and ethnographers, the Polar Census grew into a massive ethnological exercise, gathering not only basic demographic and economic data on every household but also a rich archive of photographs, maps, kinship charts, narrative transcripts and museum artifacts. To this day, it remains one of the most comprehensive surveys of a rural population anywhere. The contributors to this volume – all noted scholars in their region – have conducted long-term fieldwork with the descendants of the people surveyed in 1926/27. This volume is the culmination of eight years’ work with the primary record cards and was supported by a number of national scholarly funding agencies in the UK, Canada and Norway. It is a unique historical, ethnographical analysis and of immense value to scholars familiar with these communities’ contemporary cultural dynamics and legacy.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 467gContributor: David G. Anderson (Edited by)Author: David G. AndersonGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, HistoryRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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