JAMES F. FISHER — Sociology and Anthropology

Articles

Review of The Pomelo Tree, by Nick Cibrario, in The Journal Times (Racine), Febraury 25, 2005.

�Sherpa Culture and the Tourist Torrent� in Tourists and Tourism, ed. Sharon Bohn Gmelch. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., pp. 373-388, 2004.

Review of High Frontiers: Dolpo and the Changing World of Himalayan Pasoralists, in Anthropological Quarterly, vol. 77, #4, Summer 2004, pp. 623-626.

"Everest and Education." In Triumph on Everest. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point, 2003.

"Introduction" to Festschrift issue in honor of John Hitchcock." Himalayan Research Bulletin, 2003, 22(1):

Review of Trans-Himalayan Caravans, by Janet Rizvi, in American Historical Review, vol. 108, #2, April 2003, pp. 497-498.

Review of Invitations to Love, by Laura Ahearn, in Himalayan Research Bulletin, 22(2), 2003.

"Thimphu." World Book Encyclopedia, 2000.

"A Kuire's Query on Grovelling." Kathmandu Post, April 2000.

"Tourism and Education in Highland Nepal." In: Development and Rural South Asia. University of Chicago: South Asia Outreach Educational Project, 1997: 136-195.

"Remarks at Launch of Living Martyrs." In: Tanka Prasad Acharya Smriti-Grantha. Kathmandu, 1997: 222-228.

"An Interview with Dor Bahadur Bista." Current Anthropology, 1996, 37: 349-356.

"Roundtable: Perspectives on the Development of Himalayan Studies." Himalayan Research Bulletin, 1995, 15: 1-19.

with Bhattachan, K. B. "Contemporary Sociology in Nepal." In: International Handbook of Contemporary Developments in Sociology. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.

"Brahmins and Chhetris of Nepal." In: Paul Hockings, editor. The Encycolpedia of World Cultures, Vol. 3, South Asia. New York: Macmillan Publishers, 1993.

"Has Success Spoiled the Sherpas?" Annual Editions: Anthropology, 1992-1993, 38-45.

"Has Success Spoiled the Sherpas?" Natural History, February 1991.

"Education and Social Change in Nepal: An Anthropologist's Assessment." Himalayan Research Bulletin, 1990, 10: 30-34.

"Nepal Mero Lagi Dosro Ghar Bhaeko Chha." Swatantra Bishwa, September 1989: 14-15.

"Kathmandu." "Sherpas." In: World Book Encyclopedia, 1989.

"Pritvinarayan Shah." "Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah." In: The Greater India Biographical Dictionary, 1988.

"Introduction." In: James F. Fisher, editor. Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology. Kathmandu: Tribhuvan University Press, 1987.

"'Romanticism' and 'Development' in Nepalese Anthropology." In: James Fisher, editor. Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology. Kathmandu: Tribhuvan University Press, 1987.

"Comments on 'Nepal's Society and Culture'." In: Leo E. Rose, editor. Perspectives on Development Issues. Berkeley: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, 1987.

"Nepal." "Bhutan." In: World Book Encyclopedia, 1987.

"Tourists and Sherpas." Contributions to Nepalese Studies, 1986, 14: 37-61.

"Maile Nepaliharu Bata Dherai Kura Sikeko Chhu." Swatantra Bishwa, 1986, 19: 28-31.

"The Historical Development of Himalayan Anthropology." Mountain Research and Development, 1985, 5: 99-111.

"Notes on the History of Himalayan Anthropology." In: Workshop on Himalayan Studies; Kathmandu, Nepal: Tribhuvan University, 1984.

"Sherpas." In: World Book Encyclopedia, 1981.

"Introduction." In: James F. Fisher, editor. Himalayan Anthropology: the Indo-Tibetan Interface. The Hague: Mouton Publishers, 1978.

"Homo Hierarchicus Nepalensis: A Cultural Subspecies." In: James F. Fisher, editor. Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface. The Hague: Mouton Publishers, 1978.

"Three Nepalese 'Jokes.'" Journal of South Asian Literature, 1975, 11: 163-165.

"Tarali Magarharu (Kaike Speaking People of Dolpa)" (in Nepali). In: Mechidekhi Mahakalisamma (Cornation Gazetteer). Kathmandu, Nepal: His Majesty's Government, Department of Information, 1975, 3: 582-586.

"Marihuana in Nepal: an Overview." In: Vera Rubin, editor. Cannabis and Culture. The Hague: Mouton Publishers, 1975.

"Nouns of the Kaike Language." In: Clause, Sentence, and Discourse Patterns in Selected Languages of Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1973.

"Tara-Ek Anubhaw." Swatantra Bishwa, 1970, 8: 20-25.

�Sherpa Culture and the Tourist Torrent� in Tourists and Tourism, ed. Sharon Bohn Gmelch. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., pp. 373-388, 2004.

"Everest and Education." In Triumph on Everest. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point, 2003.

"Introduction" to Festschrift issue in honor of John Hitchcock." Himalayan Research Bulletin, 2003, 22(1):
pp. 1-2.

Review of Trans-Himalayan Caravans, by Janet Rizvi, in American Historical Review, vol. 108, #2, April 2003, pp. 497-498.

Review of Invitations to Love, by Laura Ahearn, in Himalayan Research Bulletin, 22(2), 2003.

Review of Trans-Himalayan Caravans, by Janet Rizvi, in American Historical Review, vol. 108, #2, April 2003, pp. 497-498.

Review of Invitations to Love, by Laura Ahearn, in Himalayan Research Bulletin, 22(2), 2003.

�Sherpa Culture and the Tourist Torrent� in Tourists and Tourism, ed. Sharon Bohn Gmelch. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., pp. 373-388, 2004.

Books

Jyunda Sahidharu (full Nepali translation of Living Martyrs), Kathmandu: Tanka Prasad Acharya Memorial Foundation, 2000.

Living Martyrs: Individuals and Revolution in Nepal. Delhi and London: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Sherpas: Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal, Foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary. Paperback edition. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Sherpas: Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal, Foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Indian edition: Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1990.

Trans-Himalayan Traders: Economy, Society, and Culture in Northwest Nepal. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986. Indian edition: Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1987. Paperbound edition, 1988.

Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology. Kathmandu: Tribhuvan University Press, 1987.

editor. Himalayan Anthropology: the Indo-Tibetan Interface. The Hague: Mouton Publishers, 1978.

Introductory Nepali: University of Missouri, 1965.

Reviews

American Anthropologist; American Ethnologist; American Historical Review; The Annals; Contemporary Sociology: An International Journal of Reviews; Himalayan Research Bulletin; The Journal of Asian Studies; Journal of Political Ecology; Journal of Ritual Studies; The Middle East and South Asia Folklore Bulletin; Pacific Affairs; South Asia in Review; Anthropological Quarterly; Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Translations

Jyunda Sahidharu. (full Nepali translation of Living Martyrs). Kathmandu: Tanka Prasad Acharya Memorial Foundation, 2000.