Ecological Migrants

Yuanyuan Xie is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, China Agricultural University. She received her PhD from the Institute of Anthropology and the Department of Sociology of Peking University. Her current research, funded by the National Social Science Fund of China, examines the ecological culture of reindeer herders in different countries.

"This landmark study of a community of sedentarized Ewenki reindeer herders living in Inner Mongolia... is at once deeply sympathetic and penetratingly astute from a scholarly point of view. Rich in detail about the group's tumultuous historical experiences over the past century, the narrative weaves together multiple threads from traditional Ewenki forest culture with the challenges posed by adaptation to settled life. This book will doubtless capture the interest of both anthropologists and social historians, as the need to scientifically evaluate the effects of analogous ecological migrations in other areas of the globe becomes more urgent...Highly recommended." Choice

• List of IllustrationsForewordPing HaoPrefaceAcknowledgmentsMapsIntroductionChapter 1. Living with Ewenki HuntersChapter 2. The Culture of Reindeer Ewenki and Historical SettlementsChapter 3. Ecological Migration PathChapter 4. Post-Migration IssuesChapter 5. Aftermath and FutureBibliographyIndex