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Living between juniper and palm : nature, culture, and power in the Himalayas

Title
Living between juniper and palm : nature, culture, and power in the Himalayas / Ben Campbell.
Author
Campbell, Ben, 1958-
Publication
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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  • Publisher description

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Description
viii, 390 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Summary
This monograph discusses issues of sustainability, ecology, and environment in the Himalayas, particularly among the Tamang people of Nepal. It provides a comparative framework for analysing human-environment relations. The author addresses new approaches to environmental protection, examining the case of Langtang National Park.
Subject
  • Tamang (Nepalese people)
  • Human ecology > Nepal
  • Traditional ecological knowledge > Nepal
  • Sustainable development > Nepal
  • Tamang
  • Umwelt
  • Anpassung
  • Nachhaltigkeit
  • Landnutzung
  • Konflikt
  • Naturschutzgebiet
  • Nepal
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-386) and index.
Contents
Institutionalizing nature and culture -- People and non-humans in process and place -- Sustainability in question.
ISBN
  • 9780198078524
  • 0198078528
LCCN
2014347796
OCLC
  • ocn859192951
  • 859192951
  • SCSB-5778780
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries