Imagining the good life : negotiating culture and development in Nepal Himalaya /

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Combining ethnographic research and theoretical reflections on the pursuit of the good life in a Tibetan community in the Nepal Himalaya, this book offers a perspective in seeking to understand contemporary experience of development and globalization.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lim, Francis Khek Gee
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Social sciences in Asia ; v. 20.
Temas:
Economic development > Social aspects > Nepal > Langtang.
Culture.
Culture and globalization > Nepal > Langtang.
Social capital (Sociology) > Nepal > Langtang.
Culture et mondialisation > Népal > Lāngtāng.
Capital social (Sociologie) > Népal > Lāngtāng.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Culture
Culture and globalization
Economic development > Social aspects
Economic history
Social capital (Sociology)
Social conditions
Sozialer Wandel
Tibeter
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Langtang (Nepal) > Economic conditions.
Langtang (Nepal) > Social conditions.
Nepal > Langtang
Langtang
Tibeter.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps and Photographs; Acknowledgements; Chapter One Introduction: In Pursuit of the Good Life; Chapter Two Zombie Slayers in a 'Hidden Valley'; Chapter Three Crossing Borders; Chapter Four Being in the World and the Rituals of Life; Chapter Five Embedding Bikäs in Everyday Life; Chapter Six Romantic Dreams and Practical Lives; Chapter Seven The Morality of Well-being; Chapter Eight Conclusion: Place, History and the Good Life; Glossary of Terms; References; Index.

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