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. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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Серия: |
Social sciences in Asia ;
v. 20. |
Предмети: | |
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 Bikas 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.