Final Paper Topic

For my final paper, I will be looking at how commercialization of Everest and the Himalayas has positively and negatively impacted the native Sherpa people. The question that my paper will be trying to answer is whether commercialization has led to the exploitation of the Sherpas on Everest climbing expeditions and whether the dangerous work justifies the means that they are provided through porter and guiding work.

Work Cited in Progress

Firth, Paul G., Hui Zheng, Jeremy S. Windsor, Andrew I. Sutherland, Christopher H. Imray, John L. Semple, Robert C. Roach, and Richard A. Salisbury. “Mortality on Mount Everest, 1921-2006: Descriptive Study.” TheBJM (2008): 337. Catsearch MSU Library 16 Apr. 2016.
Journal Article

Largent, Emily A. “Is It Ethical to Hire Sherpas When Climbing Mount Everest?” TheBJM (2014): 349. Catsearch MSU Library 16 Apr. 2016.
Journal Article

MacDonald, Ewan B., Shrijana Shrestha, Mahendra Kashari Chhetri, Lahkpa Rangdu Sherpa, Da Gelje Sherpa, Keith Murray, and Kaveh Santi. “Work-health Needs of High-altitude Mountain Guides (Sherpas) in Nepal – a Pilot Study.” International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 21.1 (2015): 9-14. Academic Search Complete [EBSCO] 16 Apr. 2016.
Journal Article
Mandelbaum, Billie. “Exploiting the Sherpas.” Washington University Political Review 9 Feb. 2015: n. pag 16 Apr. 2016.
Magazine Article

Ortner, Sherry B. Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1999. Print.
Book 

Stevens, Stanley F. “Sherpas, Tourism, and Cultural Change in Nepal’s Mount Everest Region.” Journal of Cultural Geography (2009): 32-58. Academic Search Complete [EBSCO].16 Apr. 2016.
Journal Article

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