Nomads of eastern Tibet : social organization and economy of a pastoral estate in the kingdom of Dege /

Thargyal, Rinzin.

Nomads of eastern Tibet : social organization and economy of a pastoral estate in the kingdom of Dege / by Rinzin Thargyal ; edited by Toni Huber. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007. - 1 online resource (xii, 222 pages) : illustrations, maps - - Brill's Tibetan studies library, v. 15 1568-6183 ; . - Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 15. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index.

Introduction -- The genesis of Zilphukhog -- Labour service -- Animal husbandry -- Trade and peripheral incomes -- Strategic transhumance -- Household organization -- Marriage and kinship -- Birth and death -- The political environment -- Social organization.

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Presents a comprehensive anthropological account of premodern Tibetan pastoral economy and social organization in the Kham region of eastern Tibet, and convincingly readdresses anthropological debates and political claims about feudalism. This book offers a descriptive portrait of traditional Tibetan rural life.


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9789047421689 (electronic bk.) 904742168X (electronic bk.) 1281926493 9781281926494 9786611926496 6611926496 (hardback ; alk. paper) (hardback ; alk. paper)

10.1163/ej.9789004158139.i-224 doi

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Nomads--Social life and customs.--China--Dege Xian
Nomads--Economic conditions.--China--Dege Xian
Herding--China--Dege Xian.
Social structure--China--Dege Xian.
Nomades--Mœurs et coutumes.--Chine--Dêgê
Nomades--Conditions économiques.--Chine--Dêgê
Conduite du troupeau--Chine--Dêgê.
Structure sociale--Chine--Dêgê.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
Economic history.
Herding.
Manners and customs.
Nomads--Economic conditions.
Nomads--Social life and customs.
Social structure.


Dege Xian (China)--Social life and customs.
Dege Xian (China)--Economic conditions.
China--Dege Xian.


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