Nomadic pastoral systems in Inner Asia are facing sweeping changes. Designing new development models for the sustainable utilization of rangelands requires a better understanding of nomadic pastoral systems. Owen Lattimore’s writings, based on his experiences in Inner Asia in the 1920s and 1930s, are a valuable resource for those interested in nomads and pastoral development in Inner Asia. The ...

Inspired by his own Ž eldwork with Torguud nomads in Mongolia, Francisco Gil-White’s article “Sorting is not categorization” contributes to a long-running discussion about the speciŽ city of Brazilian racial categories in opposition to other racial categories such as those in the United States. He questions the heuristic value of Marvin Harris’ methodology and therefore doubts the substantive h...

At the time, Prof. Kemal Akishev drew attention to the considerable similarity of European Scythians culture and Asian Sakas [1], thus laying the foundation for the study of their transcontinental communications. Indeed, the very nomadic ordained main areas of communicative activity of Early Nomads in the entire Eurasian steppe zone. Cultural and economic type of their life estimated duration (...

The issues of organization and functioning fair trade in a nomadic society are studied on the example Kalmyk steppe second half 19th — early 20th centuries. source base was documentary materials from funds State Archives Astrakhan Region National Republic Kalmykia, revealing record keeping practice People’s Administration ulus departments events steppe. author, based historical geographical app...