Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia - Couverture rigide

Rizvi, Janet

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195615069 ISBN 13 : 9780195615067

Editeur : OUP India, 1984

Synopsis

Ladakh is celebrated as the last outpost of Tibetan civilization. Ladakh was the crossroads where Islam and Buddhism met and blended to produce a unique culture. This revised edition of the standard account of the region offers analysis of political, social and economic changes in Ladakh.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ladakh, last outpost of Tibetan civilization, is isolated from the rest of India as well as Tibet by the world's highest mountains. This book has been accepted as a standard work since its first appearance in 1983. It contains a detailed analysis of the economic and social change that has taken place since 1974.

Biographie de l'auteur

Janet Rizvi is a freelance researcher and writer, specializing in the Western Himalaya and particularly Ladhak, where she lived for two years.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP India
• Date d'édition: 1984
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195615069
• ISBN 13: 9780195615067
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 236
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; 20090; Italie