Floating Economies: The Cultural Ecology of the Dal Lake in Kashmir, India by Mi

Description: Floating Economies by Michael J. Casimir Floating Economies describes for the first time the complex intermeshing economy, social structure and ecology of the Dal lake, Kashmir area against the background of history and the present volatile socio-political situation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. Author Biography Michael J. Casimir is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Cultural and Social Anthropology, Cologne. His major publications include Growing up in a Pastoral Society: Socialisation among Pashtu Nomads in Western Afghanistan (Hundt Druck, 2010) and Culture and the Changing Environment: Uncertainty, Cognition and Risk Management in Cross-Cultural Perspective (ed. Berghahn, 2008). Table of Contents List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsNotes on TextIntroductionPART IChapter 1. The Valley of Kasmir and Dal LakeChapter 2. Kashmirs Early History and the Conversion to IslamChapter 3. The Social Organization of Contemporary Kashmiri Muslim SocietyChapter 4. The Market Gardeners of the Lake: Early AccountsChapter 5. The Market Gardeners Economy TodayChapter 6. The Productivity of Lacustrine Market GardeningChapter 7. The Houseboat Owner Community and the Development of Tourism on Dal LakeChapter 8. The Gad Hanz: The Last Fishers on the DalPART IIChapter 9. The Degradation of the Dal: Causes and ImpactsChapter 10. The Political Ecology of a Degrading Lake: A Paradise Lost?Appendix AAppendix BReferencesIndex Review "…an authoritative, richly detailed, lavishly illustrated study….Recommended." • Choice"A unique, erudite and engaging study of local lives on and around the Dal Lake in Kashmir away from the violence that we hear about so much in news channels before the military crackdown and blackout of 2019." • Raminder Kaur, University of Sussex Review Quote "A unique, erudite and engaging study of local lives on and around the Dal Lake in Kashmir away from the violence that we hear about so much in news channels before the military crackdown and blackout of 2019." * Raminder Kaur, University of Sussex Details ISBN1800730292 Author Michael J. Casimir Short Title Floating Economies Pages 362 Publisher Berghahn Books Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1800730292 ISBN-13 9781800730298 Format Hardcover Subtitle The Cultural Ecology of the Dal Lake in Kashmir, India Imprint Berghahn Books Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-03-03 NZ Release Date 2021-03-03 Publication Date 2021-03-03 UK Release Date 2021-03-03 DEWEY 333.916309546 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131540162;

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