On the edge : life along the Russia-China border /

Billé, Franck,

On the edge : life along the Russia-China border / Franck Billé and Caroline Humphrey. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Border spaces -- Standoff in the border river -- Making a living in the cross-border economy -- Indigenous peoples of the borderlands -- Friends, foes, and kin across the border -- Resources and environment -- Bright lights across the Amur.

"The Russia-China border is a study in contrasts, with booming cities on the Chinese side and sleepy villages on the Russian. Both governments discourage cross-border interaction, yet exchange is constant. Anthropologists Franck Billé and Caroline Humphrey describe a vigorous and diverse transnational society facing profound political constraints"--

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Borderlands--Russia (Federation)
Borderlands--China.
Boundaries--Anthropological aspects--Russia (Federation)
Boundaries--Anthropological aspects--China.


Russia (Federation)--Boundaries--China.
China--Boundaries--Russia (Federation)

DK68.7.C6 / B55 2021

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