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Sherpa Tenzing, the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953, came from the Nepalese village of Thami. Sherpas have since become famous as mountaineer guides, but little is known of their daily village lives and the fierce individualism that characterizes them. This...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Disappearing world.
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Infobase ITV Global Entertainment
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©1977.
Series:	Films on Demand. Disappearing world.
Subjects:	Assimilation (Sociology) Physical geography. Rural-urban migration. Sherpa (Nepalese people) Social ecology. Social evolution. Social structure. Tribes. Urbanization. Work and family. India. Nepal. Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (52 min.) : sound, color.
Other Uniform Title:	Disappearing world (Television program)
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

A Unique Mountain Culture (1:20)
Public Perception (1:36)
Two Thami Villagers (1:11)
Separation Rather Than Community (2:31)
Subsistence Lifestyle (2:26)
Dwindling Resources (2:25)
Thami Monastery (4:02)
Healing Ritual (1:47)
Celibacy (1:02)
A Sherpa Wedding (3:59)
Sherpa Beer (2:47)
Saying Goodbye (2:49)
Seduced by Tourism (2:27)
Kathmandu (2:05)
Benefits of City Life (2:38)
Interpersonal Challenges (1:06)
Trade: a Dying Art (4:44)
Change in the Village: Education (1:54)
Religion: an Unchanged Livelihood (5:24)
Losing Language (2:38)
Credits: Sherpas: Disappearing World (0:37)