Lev Shternberg: Anthropologist, Russian Socialist, Jewish Activist

by Sergei Kan

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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 Shternberg, who as a political exile during the late tsarist period had conducted ethnographic research in northeastern Siberia, was one of the anthropologists...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0803216033

ISBN13:9780803216037

Release Date:June 2009

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:574 Pages

Weight:2.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Social Science Social Sciences

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