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Yuri Vella's Fight for Survival in Western Siberia : Oil, Reindeer and Gods.

The book is centred on a fascinating personality, a Western Siberian indigenous poet, reindeer herder and ecological activist, who, in his 40s, made the choice to live in the forest with reindeer. There, he struggled with oil giant LUKoil to ensure his reindeer the possibility to live. A series of e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Toulouze, Eva
Otros Autores: Niglas, Liivo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The book is centred on a fascinating personality, a Western Siberian indigenous poet, reindeer herder and ecological activist, who, in his 40s, made the choice to live in the forest with reindeer. There, he struggled with oil giant LUKoil to ensure his reindeer the possibility to live. A series of essays reflect on his awareness and construction of self and culture, his complex relations with the oil industry, and his native spirituality. It presents insights into what it means to be an indigenous intellectual in post-Soviet Russia at the beginning of the 21st century. Yuri Vella (1948-2013) i.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (321 pages)
ISBN:1527541401
9781527541405