Tibetan pastoralists and development : negotiating the future of grassland livelihoods / edited by Andreas Gruschke und Ingo Breuer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gruschke, Andreas, 1960- editor.

Breuer, Ingo, Dr., editor.

Series:

Nomaden und Sesshafte ; Band 20.

Nomaden und Sesshafte ; Band 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pastoral systems--Tibet, Plateau of.

Pastoral systems.

Nomads--Tibet, Plateau of--Social life and customs.

Nomads.

Grasslands--Tibet, Plateau of.

Grasslands.

Grassland ecology--Tibet, Plateau of.

Grassland ecology.

Nomads--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

China--Tibetan Plateau.

Physical Description:

239 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden : Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2017.

Summary:

The Tibetan plateau constitutes the world's vastest high-altitude rangeland. It has featured a unique pastoralist culture where, based on yak and sheep production, on complex exchange systems with agricultural areas and the lowlands, and in the context of ever-changing political conditions, pastoralists developed livelihood systems that helped them adapt not only to the harsh environmental conditions, but also to the ever-changing political and economic trends. The 20th century, most prominently the plateau's ever closer integration into the Chinese state, has brought profound changes to pastoral Tibetans. It has opened the plateau to the influence of a wide array of policies directed at 'developing', modernizing, and recently urbanizing the Tibetan pastoral areas. It has also connected even the remotest community to the booming Chinese markets and - indirectly - the world market. Pastoral communities, thus, are being opened up to new economic opportunities, exposed to new risks and integrated into increasingly complex commodity chains. Local consequences of climate change, the demographic transition, new lifestyles and consumption patterns, and new forms of wealth/poverty and social polarization further complicate the picture. The present volume discusses the question of possible futures of Tibetan pastoralism. Taking a perspective informed by the 'Sustainable Livelihood' approach, it presents a selection of current perspectives on these recent transformations and on their specific impact on local pastoral livelihoods on the ground. Its fifteen chapters, written by Tibetan, Han Chinese and Western scholars from the social and environmental sciences, offer field-work based local case studies that illustrate the complex roles of the (Chinese) state, of (new) markets, and of rangeland resources in the making of both the present and the future of the plateau's pastoral livelihoods.

Contents:

1 Tibetan Pastoralists and Development: Negotiating the Future of Grassland Livelihoods / Ingo Breuer Breuer, Ingo, Andreas Gruschke (Chengdu) Gruschke, Andreas, (Chengdu) 7

2 Pastoralism on the Tibetan Plateau in the 21st Century: Status Quo, Recent Developments, and Future Perspectives / Andreas Gruschke Gruschke, Andreas, Ingo Breuer (Chengdu) Breuer, Ingo, (Chengdu) 15

3 Implications of Climate Change and Globalization in Rangelands: A Case Study from the Eastern Tibetan Plateau / Wu Ning (Kathmandu) Ning, Wu, (Kathmandu) 35

4 Caterpillar Fungus Production and Sustainability on the Tibetan Plateau and in the Himalayas / Daniel Winkler (Kirkland) Winkler, Daniel, (Kirkland) 45

5 Market Positions of Tibetans in Qinghai: The Rush hot Caterpillar Fungi / Janka Linke (Leipzig) Linke, Janka, (Leipzig) 63

6 Regulating Access to Pastoral Resources in the TAR: Caterpillar Fungus, Livelihoods, and the State / Luorongzhandui, Andreas Gruschke Gruschke, Andreas, Ingo Breuer (Chengdu) Breuer, Ingo, (Chengdu) 83

7 Tibetan Herders without Livestock: An Empirical Analysis of 'Ecological Resettlement' in Madoi / Du Fachun (Kunming) Fachun, Du, (Kunming) 95

8 China's Pastoral Development Policies and Tibetan Plateau Nomadic Communities / Konchok Gelek [Gengqiu Gelai] (Yushu) Gelai], Konchok Gelek [Gengqiu, (Yushu) 109

9 The Enclosure Movement in Eastern Tibetan Pastoral Areas: An Analysis of Objectives and Realities / Jarmila Ptackova (Prague) Ptackova, Jarmila, (Prague) 121

10 Rangeland Management on the Tibetan Plateau: Involving Herders in Decision-Making Processes / Yan Zhaoli (Chengdu) Zhaoli, Yan, (Chengdu) 131

11 Human-Wildlife Conflict, Conservation, and Nomadic Livelihoods in the Chang Tang / Dawa Tsering [Dawaciren] (Lhasa) [Dawaciren], Dawa Tsering, (Lhasa), John D. Farrington (Thimphu) Farrington, John D., (Thimphu) 141

12 Tibetan Pastoralists and Schooling: Local Challenges in a Context of Educational Reform / Shamo Thar [Xia Maotai] (Amherst) Maotai], Shamo Thar [Xia, (Amherst) 157

13 Pastoralism, Development, and the Future of Tibetan Rangelands: Experiences in the Development and Provision of Social Services and Environmental Management / J. Marc Foggin Foggin, J. Marc, Marion E. Torrance-Foggin (Bishkek) Torrance-Foggin, Marion E., (Bishkek) 175

14 Gender Roles and Labor Division in Pastoral Communities: A Case Study from the TAR / Ciren Yangzong [Tsering Yangdzom] (Lhasa) Yangdzom], Ciren Yangzong [Tsering, (Lhasa) 187

15 Roles and Stereotypes Attached to Women in Tibetan Society: A Tibetan Feminist Analysis / Lhamotso (Lamaocuo) (Chengdu/Westminster) (Lamaocuo), Lhamotso, (Chengdu/Westminster) 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-232).

ISBN:

9783954902422

3954902427

OCLC:

987700182

Publisher Number:

9783954902422