Sherpas of Nepal /

Thami is a village 12,000 feet up in the Himalayas in the Kingdom of Nepal. As the film's opening shots illustrate, in a type of filmic short-hand, Thami is composed of a patchwork of individual farms -- indicative of the Sherpa emphasis on independence and family self-sufficiency. The main con...

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Bibliographic Details

Other Authors:	Woodhead, Leslie, 1937- (Director, Producer), Ortner, Sherry B., 1941-
Format:	Video
Language:	Multiple languages
Language Notes:	This edition in Nepali, Sherpa and English with English subtitles.
Published:	London : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1977.
Series:	Disappearing world.
Subjects:	Sherpa (Nepalese people) Mountaineering. Mountaineering > Nepal. Nepal. Internet videos. Documentary films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)