Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
by Sherry B. Ortner
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- ISBN 10
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- ISBN 13
- 9780691074481
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Paperback / softback. New. 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.
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- The Saint Bookstore (GB)
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- Title
- Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
- Author
- Sherry B. Ortner
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0691074488
- ISBN 13
- 9780691074481
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey
- This edition first published
- May 1, 2001
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