Humphrey, Caroline.

The end of nomadism? : society, state, and the environment in Inner Asia / Caroline Humphrey and David Sneath. - Durham : Duke University Press, 1999. - xi, 355 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [334]-342) and index.

Cultures of Inner Asia -- Changing Pastoral Societies and the Environment in the 20th Century -- Rural Institutions -- Kinship, Networks and Residence -- Settlement and Urbanism -- Spatial Mobility and Inner Asian Pastoralism -- A Family and its Networks -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.



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Nomads--Asia, Central.
Pastoral systems--Asia, Central.
Human ecology--Asia, Central.
Sistemas pastorales--Asia Central
Nomades--Asie centrale.
Pastoralisme--Asie centrale.
Écologie humaine--Asie centrale.
Environnement--Asie centrale.
Nomades--Asie centrale.
Nomades--Sédentarisation.--Asie centrale
Pastoralisme--Asie centrale.
Écologie humaine--Asie centrale.


Asia, Central--Ethnic relations.
Asia, Central--Environmental conditions.
Asia, Central--Politics and government.
Asia Central--Relaciones étnicas
Asia Central--Condiciones ambientales
Asie centrale--Relations interethniques.
Asie centrale--Politique et gouvernement.
Asie centrale--Relations interethniques.
Asie centrale--Conditions économiques.

GN635.S64 / H85 1999

305.9/0691