Bridging Divides
Ethno-Political Leadership among the Russian Sámi
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No comparable historical account of recent Russian Sami history has been produced, and the book in addition features a thorough summary of Soviet Sami history One of the few English language volumes which focuses on border-transcending Western-Russian ethnic activism Based on thorough, multiple periods of in-depth participant observation over a timespan of no less than 12 years, carried out by 2 authors with thorough knowledge of indigenous politics and general politics in the relevant region, and with the necessary language competence Although sympathetic to the Russian Sami movement, the boo...
No comparable historical account of recent Russian Sami history has been produced, and the book in addition features a thorough summary of Soviet Sami history One of the few English language volumes which focuses on border-transcending Western-Russian ethnic activism Based on thorough, multiple periods of in-depth participant observation over a timespan of no less than 12 years, carried out by 2 authors with thorough knowledge of indigenous politics and general politics in the relevant region, and with the necessary language competence Although sympathetic to the Russian Sami movement, the book also raises critical questions about the activities of the Russian Sami leadership as well as the impact of cross-border co-operation in the period under analysis
