Book

Nomads of western Tibet: the survival of a way of life

University of California PressBerkeleyPublished In 1990 • Pages:

By: Goldstein, Melvyn C., Beall, Cynthia M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is primarily a study of post-collectivization era pastoral life in Western Tibet, documenting resurgence of local cultural and class system. It includes some history of the collectivization and cultural revolution periods. Over one hundred photographs are included.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Pastoral activities
Dairying
Cooperative organization
Animal transport
Political movements
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tibetans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2009
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1986-1988
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1981-1988
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Changtang, Tibet
NotesAdditional notes
photography and text by Melvyn C. Goldstein and Cynthia M. Beall
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
90010892
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Nomads--China--Tibet--Social life and customs
Nomads--China--Tibet--Economic conditions
Nomads--Government policy--China--Tibet
Tibet (China)--Social life and customs