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  • Commodification in an Ersu Tibetan village of Sichuan, China

    Creator:
    Schmitt, Edwin Anton
    Abstract:
    This ethnographic research aims to discover the implications of the commodification of production processes amongst the Ersu Tibetans of Sichuan, China. This thesis examines the commodification of Ersu agriculture and ethnic identity in the historical context of both China and the world-system. Ethnohistorical and ethnoecological methodologies are utilized to answer...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    on May 4, 2011. Title: Commodification in an Ersu Tibetan Village of Sichuan, China

  • Socio-ecological vulnerability in a Tibetan village on the Lancang River, China

    Creator:
    Galipeau, Brendan A.
    Abstract:
    This ethnographic research examines socioeconomic vulnerabilities to resettlement from a large hydropower dam and agricultural commodification in a Tibetan village in Yunnan Province, Southwest China. After providing an initial background on the dynamics of the research region and hydrodevelopment on its rivers, the research framework of examining vulnerability through a...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Title: Socio-Ecological Vulnerability in a Tibetan Village on the Lancang River, China