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Change and continuity in nomadic pastoralism on the western Tibetan plateau

Nomadic peoples28Published In 1991 • Pages: 105-123

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

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article examines the effect of post-collective reform policies on western Tibet pastoral nomads. The authors report how nomads returned to the traditional ways of pastoral subsistence which includes reassertion of the former religico-cultural system and rise of rich and poor households.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Pastoral activities
Real property
Mercantile business
Wholesale marketing
Serfdom and peonage
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
article
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
1986-1990
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)
Phala, Tibet
NotesAdditional notes
Melvyn C Goldstein and Cynthia M Beall
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
89655644
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tibet (China)--Ethnology