6. The Wheel Is Broken: A Pastoral Exodus in the Himalayas

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. A Note on Tibetan and Nepali Terms xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Dolpo’s Agro-Pastoral System 19
8. 2. Pastoralism, in View and Review 43
9. 3. A Sketch of Dolpo’s History 60
10. 4. A New World Order in Tibet 73
11. 5. Nepal’s Relations with Its Border Populations and the Case of Dolpo 95
12. 6. The Wheel Is Broken: A Pastoral Exodus in the Himalayas 107
13. 7. Visions of Dolpo: Conservation and Development 133
14. 8. A Tsampa Western 169
15. 9. Perspectives on Change 187
16. Notes 205
17. Bibliography 231
18. Glossary 253
19. Appendix 1: Pasture Toponomy 257
20. Appendix 2: Dolpo Plant Species 259
21. Index 263