Spatial Discontinuities and Nomadic Pastoralism in Inner Asia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

International audience Pastoralism, the traditional activity of Turkic-Mongol peoples in Siberia and Central Asia, has created structural discontinuities in the apparently homogeneous steppe area. Through their stable and regular nomadic routes, herdsmen divide the space into seasonal pastures, asse...

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Published in:Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales
Main Author: Ferret, Carole
Other Authors: Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale (LAS), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: HAL CCSD 2014
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spelling ftcollegfrance:oai:HAL:hal-01963896v1 2023-06-18T03:41:04+02:00 Spatial Discontinuities and Nomadic Pastoralism in Inner Asia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Discontinuités spatiales et pastoralisme nomade en Asie intérieure au tournant des XIXe et XXe siècles Ferret, Carole Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale (LAS) École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2014 https://hal.science/hal-01963896 https://hal.science/hal-01963896/document https://hal.science/hal-01963896/file/ANNA_694_0957.pdf https://doi.org/10.1353/ahs.2014.0174 fr fre HAL CCSD Armand Colin info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1353/ahs.2014.0174 hal-01963896 https://hal.science/hal-01963896 https://hal.science/hal-01963896/document https://hal.science/hal-01963896/file/ANNA_694_0957.pdf doi:10.1353/ahs.2014.0174 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0395-2649 Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales https://hal.science/hal-01963896 Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales, 2014, 69 (4), pp.957-996. ⟨10.1353/ahs.2014.0174⟩ https://www.cairn.info/revue-annales-2014-4-page-957.htm?contenu=article Pastoralism Nomadism Siberia Central Asia Kazakhstan Yakut Buriat Khakas Tuva Mongol Kyrgyz Turkmen Kazakh Mobility Space division livestock Pasture Pastoralisme nomadisme Sibérie Asie centrale Iakoutes Bouriates Khakasses Turkmènes Kirghizes Touvas Mongols Kazakhs mobilité découpage de l'espace bétail Paturage [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2014 ftcollegfrance https://doi.org/10.1353/ahs.2014.0174 2023-06-07T16:21:54Z International audience Pastoralism, the traditional activity of Turkic-Mongol peoples in Siberia and Central Asia, has created structural discontinuities in the apparently homogeneous steppe area. Through their stable and regular nomadic routes, herdsmen divide the space into seasonal pastures, assessing the quality of lands according to the needs of livestock in a given season. The analysis of various forms of nomadic pastoralism practiced at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by Turkmens, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Khakas, Buryats, Tuvans, Mongolians and Yakuts, refines this model and identifies several types of nomadism, based on the residential patterns, the form of routes, and the frequency and amplitude of movements. Questioning several received ideas about nomadic pastoralism, the author shows that, although livestock is the main impulse of nomadism, there is no direct and unambiguous correlation (whether synchronic or diachronic) between the mobility of people and that of livestock. Pastoralism and nomadism are thus shown to be connected but distinct phenomena. Le pastoralisme, activité traditionnelle des peuples turco-mongols de Sibérie et d’Asie centrale, a créé des discontinuités qui ont structuré l’espace apparemment homogène de la steppe. Par leurs parcours de nomadisation stables et réguliers, les éleveurs découpent l’espace en pâtures saisonnières, appréciant la qualité des terres en fonction des besoins du bétail et relativement à une saison donnée. L’analyse du fonctionnement des diverses formes de pastoralisme nomade pratiquées au tournant des XIXe et XXe siècles par les Turkmènes, les Kazakhs, les Kirghizes, les Khakasses, les Bouriates, les Touvas, les Mongols et les Iakoutes permet d’affiner ce modèle et d’identifier plusieurs types de nomadisme, suivant des critères fondés sur le mode de résidence, la forme des parcours, la fréquence et l’amplitude des nomadisations. Interrogeant plusieurs idées reçues, l’auteur montre que, si le bétail est bien le moteur du nomadisme, il n’existe ... Article in Journal/Newspaper iakoutes Yakut Yakuts Siberia Collège de France: HAL Tuva ENVELOPE(12.506,12.506,65.215,65.215) Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales 69 04 957 996
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topic Pastoralism
Nomadism
Siberia
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Yakut
Buriat
Khakas
Tuva
Mongol
Kyrgyz
Turkmen
Kazakh
Mobility
Space division
livestock
Pasture
Pastoralisme
nomadisme
Sibérie
Asie centrale
Iakoutes
Bouriates
Khakasses
Turkmènes
Kirghizes
Touvas
Mongols
Kazakhs
mobilité
découpage de l'espace
bétail
Paturage
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spellingShingle Pastoralism
Nomadism
Siberia
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Yakut
Buriat
Khakas
Tuva
Mongol
Kyrgyz
Turkmen
Kazakh
Mobility
Space division
livestock
Pasture
Pastoralisme
nomadisme
Sibérie
Asie centrale
Iakoutes
Bouriates
Khakasses
Turkmènes
Kirghizes
Touvas
Mongols
Kazakhs
mobilité
découpage de l'espace
bétail
Paturage
[SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology
Ferret, Carole
Spatial Discontinuities and Nomadic Pastoralism in Inner Asia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
topic_facet Pastoralism
Nomadism
Siberia
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Yakut
Buriat
Khakas
Tuva
Mongol
Kyrgyz
Turkmen
Kazakh
Mobility
Space division
livestock
Pasture
Pastoralisme
nomadisme
Sibérie
Asie centrale
Iakoutes
Bouriates
Khakasses
Turkmènes
Kirghizes
Touvas
Mongols
Kazakhs
mobilité
découpage de l'espace
bétail
Paturage
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description International audience Pastoralism, the traditional activity of Turkic-Mongol peoples in Siberia and Central Asia, has created structural discontinuities in the apparently homogeneous steppe area. Through their stable and regular nomadic routes, herdsmen divide the space into seasonal pastures, assessing the quality of lands according to the needs of livestock in a given season. The analysis of various forms of nomadic pastoralism practiced at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by Turkmens, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Khakas, Buryats, Tuvans, Mongolians and Yakuts, refines this model and identifies several types of nomadism, based on the residential patterns, the form of routes, and the frequency and amplitude of movements. Questioning several received ideas about nomadic pastoralism, the author shows that, although livestock is the main impulse of nomadism, there is no direct and unambiguous correlation (whether synchronic or diachronic) between the mobility of people and that of livestock. Pastoralism and nomadism are thus shown to be connected but distinct phenomena. Le pastoralisme, activité traditionnelle des peuples turco-mongols de Sibérie et d’Asie centrale, a créé des discontinuités qui ont structuré l’espace apparemment homogène de la steppe. Par leurs parcours de nomadisation stables et réguliers, les éleveurs découpent l’espace en pâtures saisonnières, appréciant la qualité des terres en fonction des besoins du bétail et relativement à une saison donnée. L’analyse du fonctionnement des diverses formes de pastoralisme nomade pratiquées au tournant des XIXe et XXe siècles par les Turkmènes, les Kazakhs, les Kirghizes, les Khakasses, les Bouriates, les Touvas, les Mongols et les Iakoutes permet d’affiner ce modèle et d’identifier plusieurs types de nomadisme, suivant des critères fondés sur le mode de résidence, la forme des parcours, la fréquence et l’amplitude des nomadisations. Interrogeant plusieurs idées reçues, l’auteur montre que, si le bétail est bien le moteur du nomadisme, il n’existe ...
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title Spatial Discontinuities and Nomadic Pastoralism in Inner Asia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
title_short Spatial Discontinuities and Nomadic Pastoralism in Inner Asia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
title_full Spatial Discontinuities and Nomadic Pastoralism in Inner Asia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
title_fullStr Spatial Discontinuities and Nomadic Pastoralism in Inner Asia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
title_full_unstemmed Spatial Discontinuities and Nomadic Pastoralism in Inner Asia at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
title_sort spatial discontinuities and nomadic pastoralism in inner asia at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
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