Sherpas : reflections on change in Himalayan Nepal /

James Fisher combines the strengths of technical anthropology, literary memoir, and striking photography in this telling study of rapid social change in Himalayan Nepal. The author first visited the Sherpas of Nepal when he accompanied Sir Edmund Hilary on the Himalayan Schoolhouse Expedition of 196...

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Auteur principal: Fisher, James F.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1990.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppb51
Table des matières:
  • 1. The Himalayan schoolhouse expedition, 1964
  • 2. A tradition of change
  • 3. Schools for Sherpas
  • 4. A torrent of tourists
  • 5. How Sherpas see the future
  • 6. Summary and conclusion.