Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia - Rilegato

Rizvi, Janet

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0198079419 ISBN 13: 9780198079415

Casa editrice: OUP India, 2012

Riassunto

This scholarly yet lively introduction to Ladakh and its people, in print since 1983, is widely recognized as an authoritative and comprehensive reference for general information on the region. Once perceived as a remote, romantic, and mysterious Shangri-La, Ladakh has over the years undergone profound changes-political, demographic, economic, socio-cultural as well as environmental. Extensively researched and lucidly written, this book explores the region's history and its importance as a confluence of various cultures and traditions to present a deeply informed account of Ladakh and its people.

Retaining the basic information from the original, this revised and updated third edition documents the changes and transformations that Ladakh has witnessed since 1996, including a detailed analysis of political and economic shifts in the wake of the Kargil war.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Janet Rizvi is the author of Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh (2001) and Secretary, International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS).

Contenuti:

• Introduction: Where Many Roads Meet
• PART 1: LADAKH: MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY:
• 1: Approaches
• 2: Profile of a Landscape
• 3: Creatures of the Wild: Species at Risk
• PART 2: LADAKH PAST:
• 4: The Old Kingdom
• 5: A Change of Direction
• 6: Hazardous Trails
• Part 3: LADAKH PRESENT:
• 7: The Daily Round
• 8: Polyandry and Polo
• 9: The Native Genius
• 10: Change
• 11: Buddhists, Muslim and Christians
• 12: The Gompas, a Living Heritage
• Glossary
• Select Bibliography
• Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP India
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0198079419
• ISBN 13: 9780198079415
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 328