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020 _a9781800730298
082 0 0 _a304.20954
_bCAS
100 1 _aCasimir, Michael J
245 1 0 _aFloating economies :
_bthe cultural ecology of the Dal Lake in Kashmir, India
260 _aNew York
_bBerghahn
_c2021
300 _a320p
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aHuman ecology
650 0 _aEcology
650 0 _aAgriculture
650 0 _aTourism
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