{"product_id":"the-kalmyk-mongols","title":"The Kalmyk Mongols","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\"We have characterized the settlement of this remnant group of Kalmyk Mongols in the United States as climaxing an odyssey which had its beginnings in Central Asia.\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e(From Chapter 1: Historical Background)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Kalmyk Mongols: A Study in Continuity and Change\u003c\/em\u003e, author Paula G. Rubel examines the cultural continuity and adaptation of a western Mongol people whose twentieth-century migrations carried them from the Soviet Union through displacement and eventual resettlement abroad. Drawing on ethnographic research, she considers kinship, social organization, religion, custom, and collective identity within a radically different social world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Indiana University Publications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 64 of the Uralic \u0026amp; Altaic Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear: 1967 (first edition)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: none\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 282\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFormat: softcover, black and red paper wrappers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eSpine creases and stress lines. A two-inch tear along the front joint. Sunning on the spine. Binding intact and strong. Some shelf wear, one slightly bent corner. An area of shallow abrasion on the back cover. Five folding charts and diagrams have been bound in. Pages clean, unmarked and likely unread. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAn inscription by the author on the half-title (\"To Chuck \u0026amp; Cherry, with affection, Paula\",) indicates that this copy comes from the personal library of anthropologist Charles Lindholm (1946-2023).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bonfire Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49308373319854,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/0679\/0574\/files\/900_876a759a-f7d6-4518-9547-7303ed7f1829.jpg?v=1788563690","url":"https:\/\/bonfirebookshop.com\/products\/the-kalmyk-mongols","provider":"Bonfire Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}