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In the Herder's Boots : Challenging Life of the Nomadic Cashmere Goat Herder in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parliament, Stephen.
- Series:
- Asian Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Herders.
- Mongolia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lived Places Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- Gobi Desert herders defy extinction, thriving with strong goats, fine cashmere, and proud self-reliance.
- Contents:
- FrontCover
- Half-Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Abstract
- A note on terminology
- Contents
- Preface
- Learning objectives
- 1 Where the cashmere trail begins: Search the Gobi Desert for the herder Chuulunbaatar's winter ger settlement and find nomads
- 2 The herder Chuulunbaatar's ger: The customs of visiting and eating
- 3 The smell of hot brick tea and warm milk
- 4 Chuulunbaatar's wife: Gracious hospitality
- 5 Morning on the Gobi Desert: How to get out from under piles of felt blankets on a cold morning
- 6 An unobstructed view: Travel in the Gobi and order a pair of custom-made boots
- 7 A bowl of soup: Classic Mongolian roadhouse
- 8 The late Mr. Stephen Vance, Chief of Party: Taciturn brilliance
- 9 International Politics
- 10 In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: The legacy of Soviet architecture
- 11 The pub in the British Embassy
- 12 The herder Tömör
- 13 A quiet woman
- 14 The culling
- 15 Snow hawks and survival
- 16 Cooperation among the herders
- 17 Fine fiber processors in UB
- 18 Sticker shock for the herders
- 19 Anton's Bistro
- 20 Emerging markets: Price and exchange in the Gobi Desert
- 21 Visit to Dalanzadgad
- Afterwords
- Notes
- Preface/Introduction
- Recommended assignments and discussion questions
- References
- People I worked with while in Mongolia or interviewed for this book.
- Bibliographic references
- Recommended further reading or watching
- Film
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-917566-11-5
- 1-917566-10-7
- OCLC:
- 1520895996
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