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Author:

Chakars, Melissa, author.

Title:

The socialist way of life in Siberia : transformation in Buryatia / Melissa Chakars.

Publisher:

Central European University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xv, 296 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Buriats--Politics and government.
Buriats--Social conditions.
Buriats--Social life and customs.
Socialism--Social aspects--Buri͡atii͡a.--Buri͡atii͡a.
Social change--Buri͡atii͡a.--Buri͡atii͡a.
Social change--Siberia.--Siberia.
Buri͡atii͡a (Russia)--Social conditions.
Siberia (Russia)--Social conditions.
Siberia (Russia)--Ethnic relations.
Politik.
Burjaten.
Soziale Situation.
Nationalitätenpolitik.
Sozialismus.
Sozialer Wandel.
Burjatien.
Sowjetunion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Modernization and Soviet success -- Institutions and the culture of progress -- Buryat exceptionalism and advancement -- Outline of chapters -- The Buryats of Siberia : from imperial Russia to the Soviet state -- Stalinism in Buryatia -- The new Buryats -- Education for change -- Buryat literature for a new society -- A means to modernity : newspapers, radio, and television -- Reform, but what kind? -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

963386013X (alkaline paper)
9789633860137 (alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)863196716

LCCN:

2013046201

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)