Life and death on Mt. Everest : Sherpas and Himalayan mountaineering / Sherry B. Ortner.

Author/creator Ortner, Sherry B., 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxii, 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Mountaineering--Everest, Mount (China and Nepal). --History.
Sherpa (Nepalese people)

Contents Beginning -- Sahibs -- Sherpas -- Monks -- Death -- Men -- Counterculture -- Women -- Reconfigurations .
Local noteLittle-326790--305131025395.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [355]-367) and index.
LCCN 99031247
ISBN069100689X (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GV199.44.E85 O78 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold