Lev Shternberg : anthropologist, Russian socialist, Jewish activist /
This intellectual biography of Lev Shternberg (1861-1927) illuminates the development of professional anthropology in late imperial and early Soviet Russia. Shortly after the formation of the Soviet Union the government initiated a detailed ethnographic survey of the country's peoples. Lev Shte...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2009.
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| Series: | Critical studies in the history of anthropology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
Table of Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editors' Introduction; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Early Years; 2. Sakhalin; 3. Beginning a Professional Career in the Capital; 4. Scholarship and Activism during the 1905 Revolution; 5. The Last Decade before the Storm; 6. The Years of Turmoil, 1914-17; 7. Building a New Anthropology in the "City of the Living Dead"; 8. The NEP Era and the Last Years of Shternberg's Life; 9. All Humanity Is One; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.