Stammler meticulously analyses relations between reindeer nomads and their social, political and natural environments. This book gives a valuable insight into nomadic life in the context of post-Soviet transformation at the onset of gas extraction. The region also accounts for almost 90% of Russia’s gas production, and extraction of huge untapped deposits started transforing vast expanses of tundra pastures into an industrial landscape. The setting of this anthropological monograph, Yamal is home to the world’s largest domestic reindeer herds. Essential reading for anyone interested in northern pastoralism, the anthropology of land and movement, or the diversity of local responses to the state.” – Piers Vitebsky, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, author of “Reindeer people: living with animals and spirits in Siberia” Abstract: ‘Yamal’ translates as the ‘end of the land’ in the language of its native Nenets population. Highly recommended.” – Bruce Forbes, research professor in global change, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland “A unique study which goes beyond 'culture' to give a detailed socio-economic explanation for the exceptional resilience and continuing nomadism of the Yamal Nenets. Stammler’s analysis is warmly sympathetic to his hosts yet retains the appropriate level of detachment throughout. This volume should serve scholars of different stripes and provenances, not just Arctic anthropologists. The story is expertly presented in engaging language. “This is a tale of profound breadth and depth from a little known region with a fascinating history.
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