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Imagining the good life : negotiating culture and development in Nepal Himalaya /

Combining ethnographic research and theoretical reflections on the pursuit of the good life in a Tibetan community in the Nepal Himalaya, this book offers a perspective in seeking to understand contemporary experience of development and globalization.

Основен автор: Lim, Francis Khek Gee.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Серия: Social sciences in Asia ; v. 20.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=308571
Подобни документи: Print version:: Imagining the good life.
Съдържание:
  • Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps and Photographs; Acknowledgements; Chapter One Introduction: In Pursuit of the Good Life; Chapter Two Zombie Slayers in a 'Hidden Valley'; Chapter Three Crossing Borders; Chapter Four Being in the World and the Rituals of Life; Chapter Five Embedding Bika˜s in Everyday Life; Chapter Six Romantic Dreams and Practical Lives; Chapter Seven The Morality of Well-being; Chapter Eight Conclusion: Place, History and the Good Life; Glossary of Terms; References; Index.