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Change and continuity in nomadic pastoralism on the western Tibetan plateau

Nomadic peoples • 28 • Published In 1991 • Pages: 105-123

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

Abstract
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.
Subjects
Pastoral activities
Real property
Mercantile business
Wholesale marketing
Serfdom and peonage
Political movements
culture
Tibetans
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Central Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2009
Field Date
1986-1990
Coverage Date
1981-1988
Coverage Place
Phala, Tibet
Notes
Melvyn C Goldstein and Cynthia M Beall
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
89655644
LCSH
Tibet (China)--Ethnology