Yupik Transitions - Change and Survival at Bering Strait, 1900-1960

Summary

The Siberian Yupik people have endured centuries of change and repression, starting with the Russian Cossacks in 1648 and extending into recent years. The authors spent more than thirty years studying this resilience through original fieldwork. In this book, they present a compelling portrait of a tenacious people and place in transition.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Chlenov, Igor Krupnik
• Publisher: University Of Alaska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2013
• EAN: 9781602232167
• ISBN: 978-1-60223-216-7
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 262 mm x 190 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 1026 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History