{"product_id":"floating-economies-the-cultural-ecology-of-the-dal-lake-in-kashmir-india-9781800730298","title":"Floating Economies: The Cultural Ecology of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…an authoritative, richly detailed, lavishly illustrated study….Recommended.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“A unique, erudite and engaging study of local lives on and around the Dal Lake in Kashmir away from the violence that we hear about so much in news channels before the military crackdown and blackout of 2019.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Raminder Kaur\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Sussex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Text\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Valley of Kasmir and Dal Lake\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kashmir’s Early History and the Conversion to Islam\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Social Organization of Contemporary Kashmiri Muslim Society\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Market Gardeners of the Lake: Early Accounts\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Market Gardeners’ Economy Today\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Productivity of Lacustrine Market Gardening\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Houseboat Owner Community and the Development of Tourism on Dal Lake\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Gad Hanz: The Last Fishers on the Dal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Degradation of the Dal: Causes and Impacts\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Political Ecology of a Degrading Lake: A Paradise Lost?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix A\u003cbr\u003e \tAppendix B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042738569559,"sku":"9781800730298","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800730298.jpg?v=1750955405","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/floating-economies-the-cultural-ecology-of-the-dal-lake-in-kashmir-india-9781800730298","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}