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Book Description Condition: new. Pages: 174 Language: English. Kai Donner (1888?1935) was a Finnish linguist, ethnographer, explorer, author and national activist, who completed two journeys to Siberia in 1911?1913 and 1914. In the field he took several hundred photographs, a selection of which is here made available as high-quality reproductions, conveying the true spirit of his fieldwork ? a full century ago. To accompany the photographic documentation, this volume contains articles devoted to various aspects of Kai Donner's legacy, with the focus on his role as a specialist in multidisciplinary Siberian studies within the paradigm of Northern Ethnography. 9789525667578. Seller Inventory # 10-752593
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 174 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. Contents: Scholar and activist : Kai Donner's life and work / Juha Janhunen -- From West to East : Kai Donner's international connections / Joakim Donner -- The linguist in the field : Kai Donner's collections from Siberian languages / Jarmo Alatalo -- Shamans and spirits : Kai Donner and northern ethnography / Juha Pentikäinen -- Ethnological reality : Kai Donner and material culture / Ildikó Lehtinen -- The scientist and the camera : Kai Donner as a photographer / Peter Sandberg -- Bibliography of Kai Donner / Juha Janhunen -- Kai Donner's collection at the Museum of Cultures / Ildikó Lehtinen -- On the process of photographic "restoration" / Peter Sandberg. Seller Inventory # PGTIED325