Mobile pastoralism a century apart

Continuity and change in south-eastern Kazakhstan, 1910 and 2012

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11450832
AutoresCarole Ferret (0000-0003-1842-9510, CNRS, Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale (Collège de France – EHESS), PSL Research University, Paris, France, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume37
Fascículo4
Páginas503-525
Data de publicação2018-10-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCentral Asian Survey (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0263-4937 • E-ISSN: 1465-3354
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02634937.2018.1484698
OpenAlexW2884176603
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas25

This article challenges the ahistorical figure of the ‘steppe nomad’ by presenting some of the main characteristics of Kazakh nomadic pastoralism, which vary widely in time and space. It compares two ethnographic studies conducted a century apart in the same place in south-eastern Kazakhstan: a statistical survey from 1910 and an account of a transhumance in which the author took part in June 2012. Sedentary pastoralism now prevails in Kazakhstan, but a system of seasonal pastures endures in some areas. In Raĭymbek District (Almaty Province), vertical nomadism takes advantage of the altitudinal variations of vegetation and climate. This article demonstrates both the continuity of nomadic routes despite successive crises during the twentieth century, and considers the overall change from quasi-nomadism to quasi-sedentarism. This comparison a century apart also fosters dialogue between history and social anthropology through a dual synchronic approach, seeking to restore historicity to our understanding of pastoral nomadism

Ancient history · Geography · Livestock · Pastoralism · Political science · Animal Diversity and Health Studies · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Forestry