Search for dissertations about: "Piers Vitebsky"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Piers Vitebsky.

2. 1. The viability of the forthcoming Norwegian Sámi parliment : An assessment

   Author : Ingrid Schild; Piers Vitebsky; Wolfson College; []
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   Abstract : In 1987, the Norwegian Government passed the Sámi Law, which expressly protected the interests of' the Norwegian Sami as an ethnic group and provided for the establishment of the Norwegian Sami Parliament, a representative body to be elected by and among the Norwegian Sámi. This body will replace the current Norwegian Sami Council. READ MORE

4. 2. Just Labor : Labor Ethic in a Post-Soviet Reindeer Herding Community

   Author : Vladislava Vladimirova; Hugh Beach; Piers Vitebsky; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Cultural anthropology; labor ethic; reindeer herding; ethnic obshchina; postsocialism; sovkhoism; Kola Peninsula; Russian Sami; Kulturantropologi; kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : This book explores the main ethical norms that influence labor in reindeer herding in the European part of the Russian North (Murmansk Region). It is based on the assumption that Soviet ideological discourse of labor has been reinterpreted in practice, and has shaped specific patterns of work that may seem contradictory to their official source. READ MORE