China's Pastoral Region: Sheep and Wool, Minority Nationalities, Rangeland Degradation and Sustainable Development

by J.W. Longworth, G.J. Williamson, Williamson Longworth

This book is about preserving and improving the livelihood of pastoral communities in northern and north western China. The focus is on sheep and wool; on people who raise the sheep, especially minority nationalities; and on degradation of the rangelands on which the animals and ultimately the herdsmen and their families depend. Since the book is based on extensive fieldwork spanning four and a half years, it is unique in that it presents a comprehensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851988903
• ISBN13: 9780851988900
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 388 Pages