Floating economies : the cultural ecology of the Dal Lake in Kashmir, India /

"In the Himalayas of the Indian part of Kashmir three communities depend on the ecology of the Dal lake: market gardeners, houseboat owners and fishers. Floating Economies describes for the first time the complex intermeshing economy, social structure and ecology of the area against the backgro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Casimir, Michael J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn, 2021.
Temas:
Human ecology > India > Dal Lake.
Ecology > Economic aspects > India > Dal Lake.
Agriculture > India > Dal Lake.
Tourism > India > Dal Lake.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Agriculture.
Ecology.
Ecology > Economic aspects.
Economic history.
Human ecology.
Social conditions.
Tourism.
Dal Lake (India) > Economic conditions.
Dal Lake (India) > Social conditions.
Dal Lake (India) > Environmental conditions.
India > Dal Lake.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In the Himalayas of the Indian part of Kashmir three communities depend on the ecology of the Dal lake: market gardeners, houseboat owners and fishers. Floating Economies describes for the first time the complex intermeshing economy, social structure and ecology of the area against the background of history and the present volatile socio-political situation. Using a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, the author deals with the socioeconomic strategies of the communities whose livelihoods are embedded here and analyses the ecological condition of the Dal, and the reasons for its progressive degradation"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781800730304
1800730306

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