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.…mehr
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.
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).
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Notes on Text Introduction PART I Chapter 1. The Valley of Kasmir and Dal Lake Chapter 2. Kashmir's Early History and the Conversion to Islam Chapter 3. The Social Organization of Contemporary Kashmiri Muslim Society Chapter 4. The Market Gardeners of the Lake: Early Accounts Chapter 5. The Market Gardeners' Economy Today Chapter 6. The Productivity of Lacustrine Market Gardening Chapter 7. The Houseboat Owner Community and the Development of Tourism on Dal Lake Chapter 8. The Gad Hanz: The Last Fishers on the Dal PART II Chapter 9. The Degradation of the Dal: Causes and Impacts Chapter 10. The Political Ecology of a Degrading Lake: A Paradise Lost? Appendix A Appendix B References Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Notes on Text Introduction PART I Chapter 1. The Valley of Kasmir and Dal Lake Chapter 2. Kashmir's Early History and the Conversion to Islam Chapter 3. The Social Organization of Contemporary Kashmiri Muslim Society Chapter 4. The Market Gardeners of the Lake: Early Accounts Chapter 5. The Market Gardeners' Economy Today Chapter 6. The Productivity of Lacustrine Market Gardening Chapter 7. The Houseboat Owner Community and the Development of Tourism on Dal Lake Chapter 8. The Gad Hanz: The Last Fishers on the Dal PART II Chapter 9. The Degradation of the Dal: Causes and Impacts Chapter 10. The Political Ecology of a Degrading Lake: A Paradise Lost? Appendix A Appendix B References Index
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