Fewkes, Jacqueline,

Trade and contemporary society along the Silk Road: an ethno-history of Ladakh/ Jacqueline H. Fewkes. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2009. - xiii, 196 p. : ill., facsims. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beyond the roof of the world -- Recognizing the terrain : a historical background -- The family business : community, kinship and identity -- Social strategies for profit -- Living in a material world : cosmopolitan elites -- The demise of trade : coping with borders -- The memory and legacy of trade.

9780415775557 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415775558 (hardback : alk. paper)


Ethnology--India--Ladākh Region.
Ethnohistory--India--Ladākh Region.
Ladakhi (South Asian people)--History.
Ladakhi (South Asian people)--Commerce.
Ladakhi (South Asian people)--Economic conditions.
Trade routes--History.--India--Ladākh Region

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