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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. - 1 online resource. - Brill's Tibetan studies library, v. 15 1568-6183 ; . - Brill eBook titles 2007 . - Brill's Tibetan Studies Library 15. Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004215290. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-215) and index.

Preliminary Materials / Editor’s Introduction: The Anthropology Of Tibet And The First Tibetan Anthropologists / Chapter One. Introduction / Chapter Two. The Genesis Of Zilphukhog / Chapter Three. Labour Service / Chapter Four. Animal Husbandry / Chapter Five. Trade And Peripheral Incomes / Chapter Six. Strategic Transhumance / Chapter Seven. Household Organization / Chapter Eight. Marriage And Kinship / Chapter Nine. Birth And Death / Chapter Ten. The Political Environment / Chapter Eleven. Social Organization / Bibliography / Index / R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- Toni Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber -- R. Thargyal and T. Huber.

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This book presents the first comprehensive anthropological account of premodern Tibetan pastoral economy and social organization in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. It offers a uniquely fine-grained descriptive portrait of traditional Tibetan rural life among nomads in the kingdom of Dege. Based upon extensive ethnographic interviews, this study yields a nuanced analysis of the most crucial and controversial relationship in premodern Tibetan societies, namely, that ensuing between local lords and their dependents. It convincingly readdresses anthropological debates and political claims about feudalism or serfdom in Tibetan societies from a perspective that is more sensitive to local historical, social, and economic contexts.

ISBN: 9789047421689

Standard No.: 10.1163/ej.9789004158139.i-224 DOI

LCCN: 2007027745

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: B0712247 bccb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Herding--China--Dege Xian.
Nomads--Economic conditions.--China--Dege Xian
Nomads--Social life and customs.--China--Dege Xian
Social structure--China--Dege Xian.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Dege Xian (China)--Economic conditions.
Dege Xian (China)--Social life and customs.

LC Class. No.: DS793.D45 / T43 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 305.9/06918095138