Description: In this groundbreaking study, anthropologist Fisher analyses the external forces that impact this isolated and otherwise self-sufficent community in western Nepal.
Review Quotes:
Overall...an interesting and informative work that is easy, even fun, to read. Alan R. Beals, American Anthropologist Vol. 89, No. 4, 1987.
...a contribution to the growing body of quality anthropology being done in Nepal. Sherry B. Ortner, American Ethnologist, Vol. 15, No. 2, 1988.
This accessible book is a much-welcomed addition to the ethnology of the Himalayas. ...the reconstruction of these intriguing traders is well written by a sensitive ethnographer. David Holmberg, Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 46, No. 2, 1987.
...well researched, well analysed and equally well-written ethnography. The author's style is insightfull and easy-going, with a certain wit and frankness... exceptionally good... Donald A. Messerschmidt, Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1986.