1st Edition
Trading Caterpillar Fungus in Tibet When Economic Boom Hits Rural Area
By Emilia Roza Sulek
Copyright 2019
326 Pages
by
Routledge
326 Pages
by
Routledge
326 Pages
by
Routledge
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When the demand for, and prices of caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis, 'the Himalayan Viagra', long a part of traditional Chinese medicine) soared, the pastoralists of Golok on the Tibetan plateau where the fungus is endemic dug up, dried and sold the fungus to traders. In the process, these yak and sheep farmers, used to living on the edge of subsistence, became wealthy beyond their... Read more
Acknowledgements, Note on Transliteration, List of Illustrations, List of Abbreviations, List of Measurement and Currency Units, Introduction 1. Golok: People and Places 2. Digging 3. Fungus, Medicine, Commodity 4. Market and Traders 5. Market Operations 6. The Law in Action 7. Money 8. Pastoral Life and the Market 9. Spending the Money Conclusions, Afterword: A Note on Methodology, Appendix, Notes Tibetan Word List ,Bibliography, Index
Biography
Emilia Roza Sulek is an anthropologist of China, Tibet and Central Asia. She writes about shadow economies, development, conflicts over natural resources, state power, and gender politics. She teaches at the Universities of Zurich and Bern.
