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The shaman's coat : a native history of Siberia, Anna Reid

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Summary
"A vivid mixture of history and reporting, The Shaman's Coat tells the story of some of the world's least-known and most ancient peoples: the indigenous tribes of Siberia. Russia's equivalent to the Native Americans or Australian Aborigines, they number more than one million, divided into two dozen different and ancient nationalities - among them Buryat, Tuvans, Sakha, and Chukchi - spread across a fierce and endless landscape. Though they have begun to demand land rights and political autonomy since the fall of Communism, most Westerners are not even aware that they exist." "Journalist and historian Anna Reid traveled the length and breadth of Siberia - to interview shamans and Buddhist monks, reindeer herders and whale hunters, camp survivors and Party apparatchiks. Drawing on sources ranging from folktales to KGB reports, The Shaman's Coat travels through four hundred years of history, from the Cossacks' campaigns against the last of the Tatar khans to those of native rights activists against oil development today. The result is a moving group portrait of some of humankind's most threatened and extraordinary peoples, and a unique and intrepid travel chronicle."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiii, 226 pages
Note
Originally published: London : Weidenfield & Nicholson, 2002
Contents
  • Siberians and Sibiryaki
  • The Khant
  • The Buryat
  • The Tuvans
  • The Sakha
  • The Ainu, Nivkh and Uilta
  • The Chukchi
Isbn
9780802713995
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Instance
Label
The shaman's coat : a native history of Siberia
Title
The shaman's coat
Title remainder
a native history of Siberia
Statement of responsibility
Anna Reid
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"A vivid mixture of history and reporting, The Shaman's Coat tells the story of some of the world's least-known and most ancient peoples: the indigenous tribes of Siberia. Russia's equivalent to the Native Americans or Australian Aborigines, they number more than one million, divided into two dozen different and ancient nationalities - among them Buryat, Tuvans, Sakha, and Chukchi - spread across a fierce and endless landscape. Though they have begun to demand land rights and political autonomy since the fall of Communism, most Westerners are not even aware that they exist." "Journalist and historian Anna Reid traveled the length and breadth of Siberia - to interview shamans and Buddhist monks, reindeer herders and whale hunters, camp survivors and Party apparatchiks. Drawing on sources ranging from folktales to KGB reports, The Shaman's Coat travels through four hundred years of history, from the Cossacks' campaigns against the last of the Tatar khans to those of native rights activists against oil development today. The result is a moving group portrait of some of humankind's most threatened and extraordinary peoples, and a unique and intrepid travel chronicle."--Jacket
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Reid, Anna
Dewey number
957/.004
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DK758
LC item number
.R45 2003
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ethnology
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Siberia (Russia)
  • Ethnology
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Manners and customs
  • Russia (Federation)
  • Siberië
  • Sjamanisme
  • Ethnology
  • Native peoples
  • Siberia (Russia)
Label
The shaman's coat : a native history of Siberia, Anna Reid
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Instantiates
Publication
Note
Originally published: London : Weidenfield & Nicholson, 2002
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Siberians and Sibiryaki -- The Khant -- The Buryat -- The Tuvans -- The Sakha -- The Ainu, Nivkh and Uilta -- The Chukchi
Control code
ocm50205713
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiii, 226 pages
Isbn
9780802713995
Lccn
2002029615
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps
Stock number
1151548
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o50205713
  • (OCoLC)50205713
Label
The shaman's coat : a native history of Siberia, Anna Reid
Link
Publication
Note
Originally published: London : Weidenfield & Nicholson, 2002
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Siberians and Sibiryaki -- The Khant -- The Buryat -- The Tuvans -- The Sakha -- The Ainu, Nivkh and Uilta -- The Chukchi
Control code
ocm50205713
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiii, 226 pages
Isbn
9780802713995
Lccn
2002029615
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps
Stock number
1151548
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o50205713
  • (OCoLC)50205713

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