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Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering Sherry B. Ortner
Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
Sherry B. Ortner
Presents an account of the evolving relationship between the mountaineers and the Sherpas, a relationship of mutual dependence and cultural conflict played out in an environment of mortal risk. This book shows how climbers' behavior toward the Sherpas has ranged from kindness to cruelty, from cultural sensitivity to derision.
392 pages, 30 halftones 3 maps 1 table
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 4 de março de 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691074481 |
| Editoras | Princeton University Press |
| Páginas | 392 |
| Dimensões | 234 × 156 × 31 mm · 566 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |