This volume interrogates the foundational categories that have come to define medical science in modern South Asia. It seeks to probe issues such as what constitutes the 'medical', in which context, and who defines it. This is achieved through case studies that range from the ni…
Beyond the roof of the world -- Recognizing the terrain : a historical background -- The family business : community, kinship and identity -- Social strategies for profit -- Living in a material world : cosmopolitan elites -- The demise of trade : coping with borders -- The memo…
Political and economic conditions of Jammu and Ladakh districts of Jammu and Kashmir State and the position of ethnic minorities in the state.
"Set in the high-altitude Himalayan region of Ladakh, in northwest India, Caring for Glaciers looks at the causes and consequences of a transformation in people's relationship with the environment. It illuminates how relations of care and reciprocity-learned through everyday lif…
"Set in the high-altitude Himalayan region of Ladakh, in northwest India, Caring for Glaciers looks at the causes and consequences of a transformation in people's relationship with the environment. It illuminates how relations of care and reciprocity-learned through everyday lif…
