ISBN: 9780691001111 - tigers of the snow and other virtual sherpas: an ethnography of himalayan encounters (34 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Binding tight and square, may have some underlining and margin marks.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Zustand: Used-Very Good. Pap. Minor shelf wear.

Paperback. Zustand: Used-Very Good. Pap. Slight shelf wear. Bright, clean copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. xiv 304pp paperback, bw illustrations, covers sl creased.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. xiv 304pp paperback, bw illustrations, ownership signature, very good.

Original publisher's blue paperback, pictorial frontcover, 8vo: frontispiece, xvi, 304pp., 24 illustrations, glossary sherpa terms, notes, bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new. Volume Princeton Paperbacks.

Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. A nice, solid copy.; B & W Illustrations; 6 X 0.81 X 9 inches; 304 pages.

Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: frontispiece, xvi, 304pp., 24 illustrations, glossary sherpa terms, notes, bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original softcover binding, xiv, 304 pages, some illustrations, very good condition. Interesting Nepal book, describing "how attempts to characterize an "authentic" Sherpa are complicated by Western fascination with Sherpas". Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. . . . . .

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Sherpas are portrayed by Westerners as heroic mountain guides, or "tigers of the snow," as Buddhist adepts, and as a people in touch with intimate ways of life that seem no longer available in the Western world. In this book, Vincanne Adams explores how attempts to characterize an "authentic" Sherpa are complicated by Western fascination with Sherpas and by the Sherpas' desires to live up to Western portrayals of them. Noting that diplomatic aides at world summit meetings go by the name "Sherpa," as do a van in the U.K. built for rough terrain and a software product from Silicon Valley, Adams examines the "authenticating" effects of this mobile signifier on a community of Himalayan Sherpas who live at the base of Mount Everest, Nepal, and its "deauthenticating" effects on anthropological representation. This book speaks not only to anthropologists concerned with ethnographic portrayals of Otherness but also to those working in cultural studies who are concerned with ethnographically grounded analyses of representations. Throughout Adams illustrates how one might undertake an ethnography of transnationally produced subjects by using the notion of "virtual" identities.In a manner informed by both Buddhism and shamanism, virtual Sherpas are always both real and distilled reflections of the desires that produce them.…

paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 296 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Sherpas are portrayed by Westerners as heroic mountain guides, or "tigers of the snow," as Buddhist adepts, and as a people in touch with intimate ways of life that seem no longer available in the Western world. In this book, Vincanne Adams explores how attempts to characterize an "authentic" Sherpa are complicated by Western fascination with Sherpas and by the Sherpas' desires to live up to Western portrayals of them. Noting that diplomatic aides at world summit meetings go by the name "Sherpa," as do a van in the U.K. built for rough terrain and a software product from Silicon Valley, Adams examines the "authenticating" effects of this mobile signifier on a community of Himalayan Sherpas who live at the base of Mount Everest, Nepal, and its "deauthenticating" effects on anthropological representation. This book speaks not only to anthropologists concerned with ethnographic portrayals of Otherness but also to those working in cultural studies who are concerned with ethnographically grounded analyses of representations. Throughout Adams illustrates how one might undertake an ethnography of transnationally produced subjects by using the notion of "virtual" identities.In a manner informed by both Buddhism and shamanism, virtual Sherpas are always both real and distilled reflections of the desires that produce them.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 296 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.