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Precious Steppe: Mongolian Nomadic Pastoralists in Pursuit of the Market (AsiaWorld)
Ole Bruun
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Description for Precious Steppe: Mongolian Nomadic Pastoralists in Pursuit of the Market (AsiaWorld)
paperback. Ole Bruun's work depicts the life of a community of Mongolian livestock herders as they begin to adjust to life outside of their contained Soviet-style collectives. The author identifies and addresses the most essential conditions for their continued existence in the age of the market the adaptability of their own culture and working strategies, government policy, and international attention. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
Ole Bruun focuses on a community of nomadic livestock herders in present-day Mongolia. He depicts their transition from a contained, Soviet-era collective to modern times and addresses the most essential conditions for their continued survival and prosperity in the age of the market: the adaptability of their own culture and working strategies, government policy, and international attention. By studying the nomadic practice of animal husbandry in the context of family farms, Bruun points out the similarity to the peasant economy defined by the Russian agricultural economist Alexander Chayanov nearly a century ago. In both economies, the labor-consumer balance and life-cycle ... Read more
Ole Bruun focuses on a community of nomadic livestock herders in present-day Mongolia. He depicts their transition from a contained, Soviet-era collective to modern times and addresses the most essential conditions for their continued survival and prosperity in the age of the market: the adaptability of their own culture and working strategies, government policy, and international attention. By studying the nomadic practice of animal husbandry in the context of family farms, Bruun points out the similarity to the peasant economy defined by the Russian agricultural economist Alexander Chayanov nearly a century ago. In both economies, the labor-consumer balance and life-cycle ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Series
AsiaWorld
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739128077
SKU
V9780739128077
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About Ole Bruun
Ole Bruun is associate professor in the Department of Geography and International Development Studies at the University of Roskilde in Denmark.
Reviews for Precious Steppe: Mongolian Nomadic Pastoralists in Pursuit of the Market (AsiaWorld)
Ole Bruun's book is an absorbing collection of descriptions, insights, and observations that together provide a valuable picture of life on the Mongolian steppe....Both a general introduction to the national culture and a series of insights into particular aspects of steppe life. But the main focus of the book, and the field in which it is most informative and useful, ... Read more