The 1926/27 Soviet polar census expeditions / edited by David G. Anderson.

"This a much-welcome addition to the modern English-language reference library on Siberian Indigenous people and the first book-size effort to address their plight and status from the perspective of the Russian archival statistical and documentary records of the early 1900s. It is an outcome of...

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Other Authors: Anderson, David G. (David George), 1965- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., 2011.
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Summary:"This a much-welcome addition to the modern English-language reference library on Siberian Indigenous people and the first book-size effort to address their plight and status from the perspective of the Russian archival statistical and documentary records of the early 1900s. It is an outcome of a monumental collaborative project." * Igor Krupnik, Smithsonian Institution. 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 332 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857450449
0857450441
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.