The good Russian prisoner: Naturalizing violence in the Caucasus mountains

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-67

  Grant, Bruce ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caucasus; Gift; Kidnapping; Popular culture; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944385075     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2005.20.1.039     Document Type: Review

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