HUMPHREY CAROLINE

(P/B) THE UNMAKING OF SOVIET LIFE
In order to understand today's Russia and former Soviet republics, it is vital to consider their socialist past. Caroline Humphrey, one of anthropology's most highly regarded thinkers on a number of topics including consumption, identity, and ritual, is the ideal guide to the intricacies of post-Soviet culture. The Unmaking of Soviet Life brings together ten of Humphrey's best essays, which cover, geographically, Central Russia, Siberia, and Mongolia; and thematically, the politics of locality, property, and persons. Bridging the stronges...
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(P/B) MARKETS AND MORALITIES - ETHNOGRAPHIES OF POSTSOCIALISM