Identity and ecology in Arctic Siberia

Description:

"This is a first-hand account of a reindeer-herding collective in the remote Taimyr peninsula of Siberia. The author gives an intimate description of the day-to-day lives of a little-known group of Evenkis as they face both economic and ecological challenges. His book therefore fills a gap in our understanding of the historical and political dynamics of northern Asia, and traces the changes caused in the region by the formation of, and the recent break-up of, the Soviet Union. It also addresses wider questions of ecological theory, nationalism, and the formation of identity."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Domestic animals,  Economic conditions,  Evenki (Asian people),  Human ecology,  Politics and government,  Reindeer herding,  Social conditions,  Siberia (russia), social life and customs,  Ethnology, russia (federation), siberia,  Evenk (Peuple d'Asie),  Animaux domestiques,  Conditions sociales,  Conditions économiques,  Renne,  Conduite du troupeau,  Écologie humaine,  Politique et gouvernement,  Economic history,  Évenks (peuple de Sibérie),  Élevage,  Ecologie humaine

Places: Russia,  Taymyr Peninsula,  Taymyr Peninsula (Russia),  Taymyr Peninusla (Russia)