Hirsch, Francine,  1967- <br/><br/>
Empire of nations :  ethnographic knowledge & the making of the Soviet Union / 
 Empire of nations :  ethnographic knowledge and the making of the Soviet Union 
Francine Hirsch. 
 - 1 online resource (388 pages) :  illustrations, maps. 
 - Culture & society after socialism .
 - Culture and society after socialism. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-354) and index. 
<br/><br/>Toward a revolutionary alliance -- The national idea versus economic expediency -- The 1926 census and the conceptual conquest of lands and peoples -- Border-making and the formation of Soviet national identities -- Transforming "the peoples of the USSR" : ethnographic exhibits and the evolutionary timeline -- State-sponsored evolutionism and the struggle against German biological determinism -- Ethnographic knowledge and terror. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801442737 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801489083 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801489082 9780801455940 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethnology--Soviet Union.<br/>Minorities--Government policy--Soviet Union.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Soviet Union--Ethnic relations.<br/>Soviet Union--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DK33  / .H57 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323.147/09/04