At the Edge of the Nation - The Southern Kurils and the Search for Russia's National Identity

About the author

Paul B. Richardson is associate professor in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham.

Summary

Provides an account of how the Southern Kurils Islands have shaped the parameters of the Russian state and framed debates on the politics of identity in the post-Soviet era. By shifting the debate beyond Eurocentric and Moscow-focused writings, Paul Richardson reveals broad alternatives and possibilities for Russian identity in Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Paul B Richardson, Paul B. Richardson
• Assisted by: Kieko Matteson (Editor), Anand A Yang (Editor), Anand A. Yang (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780824888879
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-8887-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Perspectives on the Global Past; Perspectives on the Global Pas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science