The social organization of the Gilyak

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The social organization of the Gilyak

Lev Iakovlevich Shternberg ; edited with a foreword and afterword by Bruce Grant

(Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, No. 82)

American Museum of Natural History , University of Washington Press (distributed), 1999

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Originally commissioned in 1905 by Franz Boas, this study offers a portrait of Sakhalin Island in Russia. The text focuses on the belief systems of a people prior to the dramatic cultural re-education programmes introduced under Soviet rule.

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  • NCID
    BA43478690
  • ISBN
    • 029597799X
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York,Seattle
  • Pages/Volumes
    lvi, 280 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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