{"product_id":"the-unmaking-of-soviet-life-9780801439810","title":"The Unmaking of Soviet Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Caroline Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economic Conditions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to understand today's Russia and former Soviet republics, it is vital to consider their socialist past. Caroline Humphrey, one of anthropology's most highly regarded thinkers on a number of topics including consumption, identity, and ritual, is the ideal guide to the intricacies of post-Soviet culture. The Unmaking of Soviet Life brings together ten of Humphrey's best essays, which cover, geographically, Central Russia, Siberia, and Mongolia; and thematically, the politics of locality, property, and persons.Bridging the strongest of Humphrey's work from 1991 to 2001, the essays do a great deal to demystify the sensational topics of mafia, barter, bribery, and the new shamanism by locating them in the lived experiences of a wide range of subjects. The Unmaking of Soviet Life includes a foreword and introductory paragraphs by Bruce Grant and Nancy Ries that precede each essay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614267162775,"sku":"9780801439810","price":16584.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780801439810.webp?v=1775092266","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-unmaking-of-soviet-life-9780801439810","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}