Nomadic Pastoralism among the Mongol Herders: Multispecies and Spatial Ethnography in Mongolia and Transbaikalia

Cover -- Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note On Transliteration And Translations -- Transliteration Table -- Introduction -- Nomadizing Among The Mongols -- On Both Sides Of The Mongolian-russian Border -- In The Field -- The Human-animal-environment Triad -- 1. Nomad's Land, No Man's Land? -- Nomadizing In Mongolia: Adaptations And Flexibilities -- Nomadizing In Arkhangai Province -- Unity And Diversity In Types Of Mongolian Nomadization -- Flexible Routes -- From Nomadization To Migration -- Nomadization In Aga: Towards Sedentarization Nomadization Practices In The Territory Of Zugalai -- Twenty Years After: Land Privatization -- From Privatization To Sedentarization: A Commonplace? -- 2. To Hold On And Belong To One's Land -- The Attractive Forces Of The Nutag -- On The Run: Animals In Search Of Their Nutag -- Walk The Line: Activating Centripetal Forces -- Go Your Own Way: Roads And Paths Of The Steppe -- Maintaining Relations With The Invisible Entities Of The Nutag -- The Ovoo: Cornerstone Of The Relationship With The Nutag -- Consecrated Animals -- 3. Spaces Of Species -- The Pastures -- Species And Herds Everyone At Home, And The Sheep Will Be Well Kept -- Sharing Pastures -- Pasture Rotation -- The Autonomy Of Animals On The Pastures -- Watching The Herds -- Autonomy Under Surveillance -- Autonomy And Indirect Supervision -- In Search Of The Herds -- Watching With The Neighbours -- Preventing The Mix Of Small Livestock -- Monitoring Against Theft -- The Encampment And Its Spaces -- Human Habitation, Occasionally Also For Animals -- Livestock In Close Proximity To Humans: Other Animals On The Encampment -- Mobility Of Encampment Structures -- Types Of Enclosure And Their Uses The Limits Of The Encampment -- 4. Animals And Territories -- Between Attachment And Detachment: Canine Interlude -- Livestock Breeds -- Mongolian Breeds -- Breeds In Aga -- Hybridizations -- 'hay-ewe, Out There In The Cold...': Local Preferences -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- List Of Figures And Pictures -- Figures -- Figure 1 Location Map Of The Fieldwork Sites -- Figure 2 Nomadization Route Of Four Families In The Bayantsagaan Valley (marchina 2013: 47) -- Figure 3 Comparative Table Of Livestock And Nomadization Practices Of The Four Herders In 2011 Figure 4 Overview Of The Nomadization Routes Of Herders In The Bayantsagaan Valley -- Figure 5 Kinship Diagram Of Ganzorig's Family -- In Black, People Living On The Encampment -- Figure 6 Location And Characteristics Of The Six Models Of Mongolian Nomadism Distinguished By Simukov (2007: 601-602) -- Figure 7 Nomadization Routes Of Uranchimeg's Family In Normal Or Snowy Winters -- Figure 8 Route Of The 650 Km Migration Carried Out By Batbayar And His Family In 2001 -- Figure 9 Kinship Diagram Of Batbayar's And Erdenetsetseg's Families Charlotte Marchina. First Published As: Nomad's Land. Éleveurs, Animaux Et Paysage Chez Les Peuples Mongols. Brussels : Zones Sensibles, 2019--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.