Europe - Travel Essays & Descriptions, Asian & Asian American Studies, Asia - Travel Essays & Descriptions, Europe - Travel, Ethnic & Minority Studies, Civilization - History, Central Asian History
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Overview
Situated in the rugged mountain peaks and deep valleys of north eastern Caucasus, Daghestan is home to 32 distinct peoples. Each of these peoples has their own language yet they share a surprisingly homogeneous culture that has both withstood and absorbed centuries of external influences. Robert Chenciner has travelled extensively throughout the region, and here he gives a fascinating account of the swiftly vanishing traditional ways of life in the villages of this inaccessible mountain area and how the Daghestanis of today are adapting to this change. With more than 180 black and white photographs, this is a unique chronicle of a remarkable culture as seen through one man's eyes.Editorials
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A British scholar of Asian art and culture reports on his search for non-Soviet features of life in the north eastern Caucasus that is home to 32 distinct peoples and languages. He tends to focus on textiles, architecture, and food, exploring such topics as the strongman cult, women and sex, King Khorsor's dumplings, capes and masks, fighting dogs and magic beasts, and new nationalism. An afterword explains how Daghestan sat out of the Chechen war. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
October 12, 2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Pages
320
ISBN
9781136107221