On the Edge
Subtitle: Life along the Russia-China Border
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2021
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780674979482
Subjects: Europe, eastern, history
Description: "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"--