The Captive and the Gift : Cultural Histories of Sovereignty in Russia and the Caucasus /

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In this work the anthropologist Bruce Grant explores the long relationship between Russia and the Caucasus and the means by which sovereignty has been exercised in this contested area.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grant, Bruce, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Ruso
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Culturele betrekkingen.
Soevereiniteit.
Nationalbewusstsein
Souveränität
Kulturimperialismus
Kulturkontakt
Sovereignty > Social aspects.
International relations.
Civilization.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Souverainete > Aspect social > URSS.
Souverainete > Aspect social > Russie.
Souverainete > Aspect social > Caucase.
Sovereignty > Social aspects > Soviet Union.
Sovereignty > Social aspects > Russia.
Sovereignty > Social aspects > Caucasus.
Rusland.
Kaukasus.
Kaukasus
Russland
Soviet Union.
Russia.
Caucasus.
Soviet Union > Relations > Caucasus.
Caucasus > Relations > Soviet Union.
Russia > Relations > Caucasus.
Caucasus > Relations > Russia.
Caucasus > Civilization.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Promethean beginnings
  • Histories of encounter, raidings, and trade
  • Noble giving, noble taking
  • Rites of encounter : brides, brigands, and fire bringers
  • Captive Russians
  • Caucasian reflections
  • From Prometheus to the present.

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