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"Himalayan Perceptions", 2008.
An analysis and review of "Himalayan Perceptions: Environmental Change and the Well-Being of Mountain Peoples," written by Jack Ives.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper provides a summary and analysis of Jack Ives' book, "Himalayan Perceptions: Environmental Change and the Well-Being of Mountain Peoples". The paper looks at the book in context of the author's other writings and analyzes the purpose and viability of the research that was done for it. The paper also provides the writer of this paper's opinion regarding the book and Ives's position regarding the Himalayan ecosystem.
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"Ives uses a compelling methodology followed by a strong amount of research. He structures the book to show the problem. By focusing on the area and its environmental problems first, he sets a tone that does not simply invalidate the fact that there are problems with the Himalayan ecosystem. He offers strong evidence to show that the natural disasters are real. However, he does not merely end there, but continues to show that the common perceptions are incorrect. As an example, he quotes an article the Basler Zeitung, which states, "The severe floods in eastern India and Bangladesh are not the result of a natural disaster, but of the ruthless exploitation of the forests which has been practised over many centuries in the Himalayas" (103). Ives then spends the rest of the chapter offering evidence that shows that this belief is incorrect. By doing this, he acknowledges the common belief, then uses research and facts to prove that common belief to be incorrect. This example is one of many, but it shows that Ives is not merely trying to remove an old lie and replace it with a new one, but rather to effectively communicate a new perspective that is founded on research and facts."
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"Himalaya", 2002.
Analyzes and discusses Eric Valli's film which portrays the culture of the communities in the Himalayan region.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 24.95
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Director Eric Valli's film "Himalaya", provides us with a remake of Howard Hawk's "Red River", in the context of competing Yak herders among the Himalayas. While constructed around a previously filmed concept, the specific context is so unique as to make it nearly a completely new film. Valli's major success within this film is the inclusion of cultural insight into the specific nature of the Yak Caravans. Valli understands the culture he is presenting, which makes the movie worth more than the story, because he had previously embarked upon an anthropological study of the real Yak caravans that wind their way throughout the Himalayas following the sparse grasses. The purpose of this paper is to examine the specific aspects of the film which bring to life the cultural realities of the communities portrayed within the contrivances of a film.
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The Sherpas, 2002.
A discussion of the problems facing the Sherpas in moving into the twenty-first century.
917 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper examines how the Sherpas are a unique and intriguing culture that live in and throughout the Himalayan Mountains. The paper explains how, after being separate from the influence of the ?modern? world for hundreds of years, the advent of mountaineering has propelled them into the modern age. It shows how rather than completely assimilate into a modern society, the Sherpas have risen to the occasion and created their own identity using the contemporary world as a model while staying true to their cultural beliefs.
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"The westernization of the Sherpas had begun in earnest. Prior to 1950 the mountaineers romanticized the Sherpas, claiming that the conquering of the mountain is what truly drove the Sherpas to assist with the expeditions. (Ortner 44) This was not true. For the Sherpas ?climbing mountains had no indigenous value whatsoever, and was religiously problematic? (Ortner, 203) The trade system by which the Sherpas had survived upon was being slowly dismantled and income was needed, mountaineering fit the bill. Prior to 1950 the Sherpas had to travel to procure work as porters ?because Nepal was closed to foreigners in the first half of the twentieth century, climbing in the central Himalayas was organized out of Darjeeling.? (Ortner, 30 ) This changed after the 1953 Hillary expedition much to the Sherpas advantage."
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