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Komi People through the Eyes of Children

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Children’s Images of Identity

Part of the book series: Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education ((TRANS,volume 107))

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The Indigenous peoples constitute less than six per cent of the world population (UNO, 2009, p. 8), and this number is unlikely to grow as we are all aware of the fact that vulnerable minorities have smaller chances of surviving the globalization effect.

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Podorova, A., Makarova, I. (2015). Komi People through the Eyes of Children. In: Brown, J., Johnson, N.F. (eds) Children’s Images of Identity. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education, vol 107. Springer, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-124-3_5

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