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Title

Herds of the tundra : a portrait of Saami reindeer pastoralism / Robert Paine.

Author

Paine, Robert.

Publication

Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1994.

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Description

xiv, 242 p. : ill., maps; 29 cm.

Summary

Account of Saami reindeer herding in the 1960s and analysis ofthe effect of Norwegian government legislation on the traditional nomadic lifestyle.

Series Statement

Smithsonian series in ethnographic inquiry

Uniform Title

Smithsonian series in ethnographic inquiry.

Subject

• Kautokeino (Norway) > Social life and customs
• Reindeer herding > Kautokeino
• Sami (European people) > Domestic animals
• Sami (European people) > Social life and customs
• Transhumance > Kautokeino

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pt. 1. Saami [Sami] Reindeer Pastoralism, 1962 -- 1. The Pastoral Logic -- 2. Herding and Husbandry -- Pt. 2. Seasons, 1962 -- 3. Summer Growth -- 4. Autumn Commotion -- 5. The Dark and the Peace -- 6. Spring Calves -- 7. Patterns and Process -- Pt. 3. Cultures of Possession and Production, 1962 -- 8. Value Shift -- 9. Composing Herds -- 10. Two Cultures -- Pt. 4. Pastoralism by Authorization, 1979-1989 -- 11. The Terms of Authority -- 12. Modernization -- 13. Rationalization -- 14. Contrary Perceptions, Unsettling Consequences -- 15. Tragedy of the Commons Or Pastoral Tragedy? -- 16. The Prejudice of Equality. -- Appendix 1. Rangifer Tarandus -- Appendix 2. Composing Herds (Tables A.1-A.12) -- Saami Words in Text.

ISBN

1560982713 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^93038390^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library