Himalayan Histories: Economy, Polity, Religious Traditions

A rare look at the history of Himalayan peasant society and the relationship between culture and environment in the Himalayas.

Himalayan Histories, by one of India's most reputed historians of the Himalaya, is essential for a more complete understanding of Indian history. Because Indian historians have mainly studied riverine belts and life in the plains, sophisticated mountain histories are relatively rare. In this book, Chetan Singh identifies essential aspects of the material, mental, and...