ISBN:
0739111159
,
9780739159514
,
9780739111154
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 251 p)
,
ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
AsiaWorld
Parallel Title:
Print version Precious Steppe : Mongolian Nomadic Pastoralists in Pursuit of the Market
DDC:
305.8942
Keywords:
Herders Social conditions
;
Nomads Social conditions
;
Land tenure
;
Hotont (Mongolia) - Ethnic relations
;
Hotont (Mongolia) Economic conditions
;
Hotont (Mongolia) Ethnic relations
;
Hotont (Mongolia) Social conditions
Abstract:
Ole Bruun's work depicts the life of a community of Mongolian livestock herders as they begin to adjust to life outside of their contained Soviet-style collectives. The author identifies and addresses the most essential conditions for their continued existence in the age of the market: the adaptability of their own culture and working strategies, government policy, and international attention
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; A Brief Introduction; 1. Khotont Sum in Recent Mongolian History; 2. Khotont People and their Herds; 3. Cycles of Movement and Work; 4. Social Organization and Family Life; 5. The Politics of Buddhist Revival; 6. Time and Tradition on the Steppe; 7. Nomads in the City; 8. Development: Adjustment or Change?; 9. Herders, State Formation, and the Chinese Connection; Mongolian Common Terms Used in the Text; References; Index; About the Author
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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