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The Kalmyks - Caucasus World: Peoples of the Caucasus Gouchinova, Elza-Bair Mataskovna (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia) 1st edition
The Kalmyks - Caucasus World: Peoples of the Caucasus
Gouchinova, Elza-Bair Mataskovna (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia)
This highly practical guide from this leading Kalmyk expert provides comprehensive coverage of the Kalmyk people, focusing on many facets of the Kalmyk culture, including language use, the traditional nomadic economy and dwellings, Kalmyk family and gender relationships, rites of passage, food and clothing, folk crafts, and Kalmyk religion.
260 pages, 15 Halftones, black and white; 10 Tables, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and wh
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 26, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780700706570 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 660 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Lewis, David (University of Cambridge, UK) |