Overview

This volume describes the enormous social change which inner Asia has experienced, due to the advent of democracy in Russia and economic reforms in China. It investigates how long-term historical social changes, produced by migration and economic development, were succeeded by the effects of socialist organization and then by the divergent paths of capitalism and privatization. It shows how the steppe environment is not pristine ""nature"", but intermeshed with these processes, and with the distinctive, often religious, attitudes of the pastoral people. The book also covers topics such as the effect of recent reforms on the division of labour and employment, education, health and medicine, women's work and language and ethnicity.

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Author:   Caroline Humphrey ,  David Sneath
Publisher:   Global Oriental Ltd
Imprint:   White Horse Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9781874267164

ISBN 10:   1874267162
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   05 December 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

A comparative study of the attitudes of the peoples of pastoral areas of inner Asia towards their environments, Tsui Yenhu; the cultural importance of animals in traditional Mongolian plant nomenclature, Hasbagen and Chen Shan; education systems in inner Asia - an examination of the interface between social practice and cultural representations, Gareth Ward; problems of employment and unemployment in Buryatia, G.V. Manzanova; the effect of privatization policies on rural women's labour and property rights in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, Mei Zhang; women's work and conditions of employment in Buryatia, G.V. Manzanova; on the future of the pastoral economy - man, society and nature, E. Erdenijab; the Tuvinians in China - aspects of their history, language and culture, Marina Mongush; culture, the environment and development in Inner Mongolia, Naran Bilik; traditional pastoral practice of the Oirat Mongols and their relationship with the environemnt, P.B. Tseren; the transformation of the Inner Mongolian pastoral economy - the case of Hulun Buir League, A. Hurelbaatar; medical services and health issues in rural areas of inner Asia, Tanya Medvedeva; the development of social organizations in the pastoral areas of North Xinjiang and their relationship with the environment, Tsui Yenhu.

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