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kaleidoscopic odessa history and place in contemporary ukraine
p the recent tumult of ukraines orange revolution and its aftermath has exposed some of the deep political social and cultural divisions that run through the former soviet republic . examining odessa the black sea port that was once the russian empires southern window onto europe kaleidoscopic odessa provides an ethnographic portrait of these overlapping divisions in a city where many residents consider themselves separate and distinct from ukraine . p exploring the tensions between local and national identities in a post soviet setting from the point of view of everyday life tanya richardson argues that odessanss sense of distinctiveness is both unique and typical of borderland countries such as ukraine . kaleidoscopic odessa provides a detailed account of how local conceptions of imperial cosmopolitanism shaped the citys identity in a newly formed state . richardson draws on her participation in history lessons markets and walking groups to produce an exemplary study of urban ethnography . p ethnographically sophisticated and methodologically innovative kaleidoscopic odessa will interest anthropologists slavists sociologists historians and scholars of urban studies .
other university of toronto press 2008 isbn13 9780802098375 isbn10 0802098371
abridged n isbn 13 9780802098375 number in series 1 number of pages 240 publisher university of toronto press release date 62135769600000 series title anthropological horizons