Peter Finke (Switzerland University of Zurich)

Qazaq Pastoralists in Western Mongolia

Institutional Change, Economic Diversification and Social Stratification

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at the first longitudinal analysis of the Qazaqs in Mongolia and is a contribution to anthropological theories of economic & social inequalities & institutional change, useful for Cent. Asian Studies, Anthropology, Human Geography & Dev. Studies.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Series on Economic and Social Transformations in Central and Inner Asia
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780367700850
• ISBN-10: 0367700859
• Artikelnr.: 64361275

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgment
Transliteration
Chapter 1: Systems Come and Go
Chapter 2: A Portrait of Khovd-sum
Chapter 3: Changing Regimes of Production and Exchange
Chapter 4: Making ends meet
Chapter 5: Using space and mobility
Chapter 6: Social webs and hierarchies
Chapter 7: Flexibility and adaptation in pastoral decision-making
Bibliography