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The Conquest of a Continent

The Conquest of a Continent

by W. Bruce Lincoln

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

The marvelous Lincoln, who wrote widely on Russia, captures the ambition and avarice of fur trappers, Cossacks, military adventurers and the Soviets in this well-told, sweeping history. An absorbing tale, well told, originally published in 1993.  (SIB37, $26.95)


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The Shaman's Coat, A Native History of Siberia

The Shaman's Coat, A Native History of Siberia


by Anna Reid

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Reid interviewed hunters, reindeer herders, storytellers and dozens of other aboriginal inhabitants across Siberia for this eye-opening book. With chapters on the Khant, Buryat, Tuvans, Sakha, Ainu and Chukchi people. (SIB28, $13.00)

Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North

Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North


by Yuri Sleskine

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

A fascinating overview of the 26 ethnic groups found in the Russian North, including Lapps, Eskimos, Aleuts, Uralic and Turkic nomads. (ARC22, $27.95)


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