Modern Ladakh

Modern Ladakh
Author: Martijn van Beek
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2008-07-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047443349

Arguing for the need to situate Ladakh in a South Asian context, albeit not neglecting its ties with Tibet, this volume brings together empirical studies from the region to analyse the change and continuity resulting from colonialism, independence and modernisation.