Hunters in Transition provides a new outline of the early history of the Sami, the indigenous population of northernmost Europe. Discussing crucial issues such as the formation of Sami ethnicity, interaction with chieftain and state societies, and the transition from hunting to reindeer herding, the book departs from the common trope whereby native encounters with other cultures, state societies, and "modernity," are depicted mainly in negative terms. Far from always victimizing "the other," the interaction with outside societies played a crucial role in generating and maintaining a...
Hunters in Transition provides a new outline of the early history of the Sami, the indigenous population of northernmost Europe. Discussing cru...
