Living with Koryak traditions : playing with culture in Siberia /

Living with Koryak traditions : playing with culture in Siberia /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	King, Alexander David.
Imprint:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2011.
Description:	xv, 329 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	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. Culture and globalization. Ethnic relations. Koryaks. Manners and customs. Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) -- Ethnic relations. Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) -- Social life and customs. Russia (Federation) -- Kamchatka Peninsula. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8401491

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ISBN:	9780803235090 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0803235097 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. ôThis Is Not My Language! ö Koryak Language in Schools
Conclusion: Koryak Culture and the Future of Tradition
Notes
Glossary
References
Index