{"product_id":"settlers-on-the-edge-9780774814683","title":"Settlers on the Edge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge ... makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North.\u003cbr\u003e  – Farley Mowat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSettlers on the Edge \u003c\/em\u003ebenefits from a prose style that, while sophisticated, is clear and free of jargon. Thompson presents a number of insights about late Soviet and post-Soviet society in general, and certainly about Chukotka itself. The stories of his informants are often affecting. Students and specialists in Russian history and arctic studies will find this is a most welcome addition to their libraries, as will anyone interested in anthropological research and colonial and post-colonial studies. It should appeal to a wider audience as well. -- John McCannon, Southern New Hampshire University * The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review, Vol. 38 (2011) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: The Soviet Years, 1955-91\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Northern Settlement and the Late-Soviet State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Arctic Idyll: Living in Soviet Chukotka\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Transition to Crisis, 1991-2000\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Idyll Destroyed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Surviving without the State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Reconstruction, 2001-5\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Modernization Again: The State Returns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Two Solitudes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion: Practices of Belonging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Afterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 List of Informants\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Glossary of Russian Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404917383511,"sku":"9780774814683","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774814683.jpg?v=1730488046","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/settlers-on-the-edge-9780774814683","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}