Herds of the tundra : a portrait of Saami reindeer pastoralism /

Herds of the tundra : a portrait of Saami reindeer pastoralism /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Paine, Robert, 1926-2010
Imprint:	Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1994.
Description:	xiv, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Smithsonian series in ethnographic inquiry
Subject:	Sami (European people) -- Domestic animals. Sami (European people) -- Social life and customs Reindeer herding -- Norway -- Kautokeino. Transhumance -- Norway -- Kautokeino. Manners and customs. Reindeer herding. Sami (European people) -- Social life and customs. Transhumance. Kautokeino (Norway) -- Social life and customs. Norway -- Kautokeino.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1577681

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ISBN:	1560982713 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.

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Summary:	An important contribution to comparative studies of pastoral societies and animal ethology, this book portrays Saami reindeer pastoralists in the 1960s and analyzes the effects of recent Norwegian government legislation on the Saami's traditional nomadic lifestyle.
Physical Description:	xiv, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
ISBN:	1560982713