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Qazaq pastoralists in western Mongolia : institutional change, economic diversification and social stratification / Peter Finke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Finke, Peter, 1963- author.
- Series:
- Routledge series on economic and social transformations in central and inner Asia ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kazakhs--Longitudinal studies.
- Kazakhs.
- Kazakhs--Mongolia--Khovd Aĭmag--Social conditions.
- Kazakhs--Mongolia--Khovd Aĭmag--Economic conditions.
- Nomads--Mongolia--Khovd Aĭmag.
- Nomads.
- Khovd Aĭmag (Mongolia)--Social conditions.
- Khovd Aĭmag (Mongolia).
- Khovd Aĭmag (Mongolia)--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 241 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Peter Finke is Professor for Social Anthropology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and Co-director of the Centre for Anthropological Studies on Central Asia (CASCA). He has conducted field research in Mongolia, Qazaqstan, and Uzbekistan on issues of economic transformation, institutional change, transnational migration, and social identity. His recent publications include Variations on Uzbek Identity: Strategic Choices, Cognitive Schemas and Political Constraints in Identification Processes (2014).
- Contents:
- Systems come and go
- A portrait of Khovd-sum
- Changing regimes of production and exchange
- Making ends meet
- Using space and mobility
- Social webs and hierarchies
- Flexibility and adaptation in pastoral decision-making.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 13, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Finke, Peter, 1963- Qazaq pastoralists in western Mongolia
- ISBN:
- 9781003148692
- 1003148697
- 9781000721584
- 1000721582
- 9781000721164
- 1000721167
- Publisher Number:
- 99994548798
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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