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Nomads of Eastern Tibet
Social Organization and Economy of a Pastoral Estate in the Kingdom of Dege
Series: - Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, Volume: 15
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This book presents the first comprehensive anthropological account of premodern Tibetan pastoral economy and social organization in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. It offers a uniquely fine-grained descriptive portrait of traditional Tibetan rural life among nomads in the kingdom of Dege. Based upon extensive ethnographic interviews, this study yields a nuanced analysis of the most crucial and controversial relationship in premodern Tibetan societies, namely, that ensuing between local lords and their dependents. It convincingly readdresses anthropological debates and political claims about feudalism or serfdom in Tibetan societies from a perspective that is more sensitive to local historical, social, and economic contexts.
Rinzin Thargyal, M.A. (1985) in Social Anthropology, University of Oslo, works for the Network for University Co-operation Tibet-Norway and teaches Tibetan language. He has authored various articles on the premodern Tibetan social system, Tibetan nationalism and identity.
Toni Huber, Ph.D. (1993), is Professor of Tibetan Studies at the Humboldt University, Berlin. His extensive publications on the anthropology and cultural history of Tibetan societies include The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain (Oxford, 1999) and The Holy Land Reborn (Chicago, 2007).
Toni Huber, Ph.D. (1993), is Professor of Tibetan Studies at the Humboldt University, Berlin. His extensive publications on the anthropology and cultural history of Tibetan societies include The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain (Oxford, 1999) and The Holy Land Reborn (Chicago, 2007).
"In summary, this book provides a fascinating glimpse of social and economic life in a pastoral society during the early part of the twentieth century. Rinzin Thargyal deserves credit for producing this rich, insightful, clearly written monograph. This book is an admirable accomplishment considering the painstaking task of describing a past way of life through the recollections of people who were spatially and temporally removed from their former homeland."
Geoff Childs (Washington University in St. Louis), JAS 68 (2009).
Geoff Childs (Washington University in St. Louis), JAS 68 (2009).
Authorâs Preface, Editorâs Preface, List of Illustrations
TONI HUBERâThe Anthropology of Tibet and the First Tibetan Anthropologies
RINZIN THARGYALâNomads of Eastern Tibet:
Social Organization and Economy of a Pastoral
Estate in the Kingdom of Dege
Chapter OneâIntroduction
Chapter TwoâThe Genesis of Zilphukhog
Chapter ThreeâLabour Service
Chapter FourâAnimal Husbandry
Chapter FiveâTrade and Peripheral Incomes
Chapter SixâStrategic Transhumance
Chapter SevenâHousehold Organization
Chapter EightâMarriage and Kinship
Chapter NineâBirth and Death
Chapter TenâThe Political Environment
Chapter ElevenâSocial Organization
Bibliography, Index
TONI HUBERâThe Anthropology of Tibet and the First Tibetan Anthropologies
RINZIN THARGYALâNomads of Eastern Tibet:
Social Organization and Economy of a Pastoral
Estate in the Kingdom of Dege
Chapter OneâIntroduction
Chapter TwoâThe Genesis of Zilphukhog
Chapter ThreeâLabour Service
Chapter FourâAnimal Husbandry
Chapter FiveâTrade and Peripheral Incomes
Chapter SixâStrategic Transhumance
Chapter SevenâHousehold Organization
Chapter EightâMarriage and Kinship
Chapter NineâBirth and Death
Chapter TenâThe Political Environment
Chapter ElevenâSocial Organization
Bibliography, Index
All those interested in studies of pastoralism and nomadism, the social anthropology and history of Tibetan societies, as well as local economic and political history of Asia, and Asian Studies in general.