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Dying unneeded : the cultural context of the Russian mortality crisis / Michelle A. Parsons.
Van Pelt Library HN530.2.A8 P34 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parsons, Michelle A., 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mortality--Social aspects--Russia (Federation).
- Mortality.
- Mortality--Russia (Federation)--Psychological aspects.
- Marginality, Social.
- Psychological aspects.
- Mortality--Social aspects.
- Russia (Federation)--Social conditions--1991-.
- Russia (Federation).
- Social conditions.
- Marginality, Social--Russia (Federation).
- Physical Description:
- xii, 209 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- "Reveals the flaws in existing explanations of Russia's mortality crisis, and offers a persuasive, alternative explanation based on Russian notions of being unneeded"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Moscow 25
- 2 Paradox 48
- 3 War 60
- 4 Work 79
- 5 Shock 101
- 6 Mortality 124
- 7 Death of Society 141
- 8 Freedom 160.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826519726
- 0826519725
- 9780826519733
- 0826519733
- OCLC:
- 881478437
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