Nomadic Pastoralism among the Mongol Herders: Multispecies and Spatial
Ethnography in Mongolia and Transbaikalia is based on anthropological
research carried out by the author between 2008 and 2016 and addresses
the spatial features of nomadic pastoralism among the Mongol herders of
Mongolia and Southern Siberia from a cross-comparative perspective. In
addition to classical methods of survey, Charlotte Marchina innovatively
used GPS recordings to analyze the ways in which pastoralists envision
and concretely occupy the landscape, which they share with their animals
and invisible entities. The data, represented in abundant and original
cartography, provides a better understanding of the mutual adaptations
of both herders and animals in the common use of unfenced pastures, not
only between different herders but between different species. The author
also highlights the herders' adaptive strategies at a time of rapid
sociopolitical and environmental changes in this area of the world.