1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974362403321

Autore

Kolås Åshild

Titolo

Reclaiming the Forest : The Ewenki Reindeer Herders of Aoluguya

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Berghahn Books, 2015

ISBN

9781782386315

1782386319

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

XieYuanyuan

Disciplina

951.7/7004941

Soggetti

Evenki (Asian people)--China--Genhe Shi

Evenki (Asian people)--Ethnic identity

Reindeer herders--China--Genhe Shi

Evenki (Asian people) - Ethnic identity - Genhe Shi - China

Evenki (Asian people) - China - Genhe Shi

Reindeer herders

Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East

History & Archaeology

East Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Reclaiming the Forest; Contents; Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction - Writing the ""Reindeer Ewenki""; Part I - Encountering the Ewenki; Chapter 1 - From Nomads to Settlers: A History of the Aoluguya Ewenki (1965-1999); Part II - Migrations: Reindeer Herding in Flux; Chapter 2 - In the Forest Pastures of the Reindeer; Chapter 3 - Ambiguities of the Aoluguya Ewenki; Chapter 4 - The Many Faces of Nomadism among the Reindeer Ewenki: Uses of Land, Mobility, and Exchange Networks; Part III - Representations: Defining the Reindeer Ewenki Culture and Identity

Chapter 5 - A Passage from Forest to State: The Aoluguya Ewenki and their MuseumsChapter 6 - The Ecological Migration and Ewenki Identity; Chapter 7 - Tents, Taiga, and Tourist Parks: Vernacular Ewenki Architecture and the State; Part IV - Local Voices; Chapter 8 - Campfire; Chapter 9 - My Homeland; Chapter 10 - Hunting along the Bei'erci



River; Glossary of Chinese and Ewenki Terms; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The reindeer herders of Aoluguya, China, are a group of former hunters who today see themselves as ""keepers of reindeer"" as they engage in ethnic tourism and exchange experiences with their Ewenki neighbors in Russian Siberia. Though to some their future seems problematic, this book focuses on the present, challenging the pessimistic outlook, reviewing current issues, and describing the efforts of the Ewenki to reclaim their forest lifestyle and develop new forest livelihoods. Both academic and literary contributions balance the volume written by authors who are either indigenous to the reg

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959127503321

Titolo

Peasants, primitives, and proletariats : the struggle for identity in South America / / edited by David L. Browman, Ronald A. Schwarz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague ; ; New York : , : Mouton, , 1979

ISBN

9783110808841

3110808846

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (443 pages)

Collana

World Anthropology

Classificazione

MS 9500

Altri autori (Persone)

BrowmanDavid L

SchwarzRonald A

Disciplina

980/.004/98

Soggetti

Indians of South America

Ethnicity - South America

Indians of South America - Ethnic identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Ethnohistory -- pt. 2. Ecology and economic systems -- pt. 3. Culture and ethnicity -- pt. 4. Population, migration, and urbanization.