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Ladakh : crossroads of high Asia /

DK Number:	DK-221212
ISBN:	0198079419
Title:	Ladakh : crossroads of high Asia /
Author:	Janet Rizvi.
Edition:	3rd ed.
Imprint:	New Delhi : Oxford University Press,
Physical Desc.:	xxiv, 310 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), 2 col. maps ; 22 cm.
Year:	2012
Price:	USD 39.35
Subject Strings:	Ladākh (India)--Description and travel.
	Ladākh (India)--History.
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Title Contents

Chapter No.	Chapter Title	Chapter Author	Page No.
	Introduction: Where many Roads Meet		1
	LADAKH : MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY
	1. Approaches		11
	2. Profile of a Landscape		30
	3. Creatures of the Wild: Species at Risk		47
	LADAKH PAST
	4. The Old Kingdom		61
	5. A Change of Direction		87
	6. Hazardous Trails		108
	LADAKH PRESENT
	7. The Daily Round		127
	8. Polyandry and Polo		143
	9. The Native Genius		168
	10. Change		188
	11. Buddhists, Muslims and Christians		232
	12. The Gompas, a Living Heritage		248
	Glossary		286
	Select Bibliography		293

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