Book
Livestock and landscape: the Sherpa pastoral system in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1990 • Pages:
By: Brower, Barbara Anne.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation describes the wide range of elements that make up the Sherpa pastoral system, stressing in particular animal management in Sagarmatha National Park in the context of Sherpa subsistence (i.e., in terms of patterns of land use, environmental impact, effectiveness of government regulation, and prospects for the future). The environment of Khumbu is discussed in great detail including information on the human role in modifying the natural landscape. Information is also presented on Sherpa history, society, economy, and changes that have taken place within the last few decades after contact with the outside world. This source presents in a clear and precise manner a comprehensive portrayal of conditions in Sagarmatha National Park as they existed ca. 1986.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Climate
- Topography and geology
- Fauna
- Flora
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Cultural goals
- Domesticated animals
- Pastoral activities
- Land use
- Environmental quality
- External trade
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Sherpa
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- 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.
- Geographer
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1976-1986
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Khumbu Region (Sagarmatha National Park), Nepal
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Barbara Anne Brower
- Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of California, 1987
- UM8726151
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-337)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Sherpa (Nepalese people)