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UNINA9910817361903321 |
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Titolo |
Pastoral practices in high Asia : agency of 'development' effected by modernisation, resettlement and transformation / / Hermann Kreutzmann, editor |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Dordrecht [Netherlands], : Springer, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-79430-5 |
9786613704696 |
94-007-3846-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2012.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Collana |
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Advances in Asian human-environmental research |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pastoral systems - Asia |
Nomads - Asia |
Agriculture - Asia |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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From the Content: Pastoralism in High Asia -- Introduction -- Variegated pastoral practices in the Pamirian knot -- Pastoral practices on the move – Recent transformations in mountain pastoralism on the Tibetan Plateau -- Case studies from Hindukush, Karakoram, Pamir and Tien Shan -- Pastoralism, power and politics: access to pastures under conditions of tenure insecurity in Northern Afghanistan -- Economic Strategies and Market Orientation of the Afghan Kyrgyz -- Herding on high grounds. Diversity and typology of pastoral systems in the Eastern Hindu Kush (Chitral, Pakistan) -- Tobias Kraudzun: Pastoralism and Livelihoods of the 'New Livestock Breeders' in the East-ern Pamirs of Tajikistan. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In conventional views, pastoralism was classified as a stage of civilization that needed to be abolished and transcended in order to reach a higher level of development. In this context, global approaches to modernize a rural society have been ubiquitous phenomena independent of ideological contexts. The 20th century experienced a variety of concepts to settle mobile groups and to transfer their lifestyles to modern perceptions. Permanent settlements are the vivid |
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