book chapter

The Kazak, Kirghiz, and Kalmuck: horse and sheep herders of Central Asia

Habitat, economy and society; a geographical introduction to ethnology, by C. Daryll FordeLondonPublished In 1934 • Pages: 328-351, 484-485

By: Forde, Cyril Daryll.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study is a concise summary of some of the major features of Kazak ethnography, with emphasis on geography, physical types, political and social organization, dwellings, migrations, seasonal activities, animal husbandry, hunting, crafts, and religion.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Location
Climate
Annual cycle
Clans
Dwellings
Domesticated animals
Animal transport
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kazakh
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 chapter
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.
4: Excellent Secondary 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; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1840-1934
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Central Asia
NotesAdditional notes
C. Daryll Forde
Includes bibliographical references (p. 484-485)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
35001663
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kazakhs