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Precious steppe : Mongolian nomadic pastoralists in pursuit of the market
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Precious steppe : Mongolian nomadic pastoralists in pursuit of the market / Ole Bruun.
ISBN
0739111159 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2006.
Physical Description
x, 251 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 12, 2006
Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index.
Contents
Khotont sum in recent Mongolian history
Khotont people and their herds
Cycles of movement and work
Social organization and family life
The politics of Buddhist revival
Time and tradition on the steppe
Nomads in the city
Development : adjustment or change?
Herders, state formation and the Chinese connection.
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