{"product_id":"1926-27-soviet-polar-census-expeditions","title":"1926\/27 Soviet Polar Census Expeditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\tIn 1926\/27 the Soviet Central Statistical Administration initiated several yearlong expeditions to gather primary data on the whereabouts, economy and living conditions of all rural peoples living in the Arctic and sub-Arctic at the end of the Russian civil war. Due partly to the enthusiasm of local geographers and ethnographers, the Polar Census grew into a massive ethnological exercise, gathering not only basic demographic and economic data on every household but also a rich archive of photographs, maps, kinship charts, narrative transcripts and museum artifacts. To this day, it remains one of the most comprehensive surveys of a rural population anywhere. The contributors to this volume – all noted scholars in their region – have conducted long-term fieldwork with the descendants of the people surveyed in 1926\/27. This volume is the culmination of eight years’ work with the primary record cards and was supported by a number of national scholarly funding agencies in the UK, Canada and Norway. It is a unique historical, ethnographical analysis and of immense value to scholars familiar with these communities’ contemporary cultural dynamics and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234126614872,"sku":"9781845457662","price":116.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781845457662.jpg?v=1770715852","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/1926-27-soviet-polar-census-expeditions","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}