DECONSTRUCTING THE CONCEPT OF THE 'NOMAD' IN CENTRAL EURASIA.
The concept of the 'nomad' in central Eurasian archaeology and anthropology is highly problematic. Nomadic people and their way of life, mobile pastoralism, have consistently been characterised by what they lack in opposition to settled agriculturalists. This has resulted in the depiction of nomads...
| Publicado en: | Nomadic Peoples Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 232 - 256 |
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White Horse Press
2025
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