简介:AnAmericanhistorianreferstotheKazakherdsmenwholeadanomadiclifeinthemountains,valleysandgobiinTianshanandAltayas"thelastnomads"inChina.Duringrecentyears,ItraveledmanytimestotheKazakregioninnorthernXinjiangtocarryoutfieldresearch.EachtimeIacquiredabetterunderstandingofthenomadiclifeoftheKazakpeoplethere.
简介:EachHasHisOwnPlace──TheNewLifeofTwoSoulBoyCandidatesDOQUNHavingrecitedBuddhistscripturesforawholeday,NgawangNangzuiPesteredhi...
简介:ThelandscapeofTibetangrasslandhasexperiencedgreatchangesinrecentyears.Someofthemarevisible,forexample,fencedpastures,brickbuildings,pavedroads,vehicletracks,electricwires,telephonetowers,andsoon.Someofthemareinvisible,forinstance,nomads'attitudetowardpastoralismandhusbandryunderthebackdropofmarketeconomy.TheaimofthispaperistoanalyzetheinfluencesoftechnologyonsocioculturalchangesinTibetannomadicareathroughtwoindividualcases.Inaddition,thewriterhopestodiscusssomeissuesrelatetotechnologicalstudiesinanthropologicalfield.
简介:TheactivitiesofDemetriusPoliorcetes('TheBesiegerofCities')duringtheyears310to308B.C.receivescantattentionfromtheclassicalsources.1AsfarasDiodorusSiculusandPlutarch,ourchiefauthorities,areconcerned,DemetriusislastseenconductingalightningraidonBabylonin311,andappearsnextascommanderoftheAntigonidexpeditiontoGreeceinmid-307.2However,flagrantlacunaeinthehistoricalnarrativecannotbeusedasevidencetoarguethattherewasnothingofimportanceto...