Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering - Sherry B. Ortner - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691074481 - March 4, 2001
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Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering

Sherry B. Ortner

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Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering

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

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 4, 2001
ISBN13 9780691074481
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 392
Dimensions 234 × 156 × 31 mm   ·   592 g
Language English  
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