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Fewkes, Jacqueline, 1973-

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. - Routledge contemporary Asia series ; 8 .

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.

ISBN: 9780415775557 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415775558 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780203273692 (ebook) 0203273699 (ebook)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethnology.--India.--Lad�akh Region.
Ethnohistory.--India.--Lad�akh Regio
Ladakhi (South Asian people)--Histor
Ladakhi (South Asian people)--Commerc
Ladakhi (South Asian people)--Economic condition
Commerce.--History..--India.--Lad�akh R
Trade routes.--History..--India.--Lad�akh

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Lad�akh Region (India)--
Lad�akh (India)--Economic c

Dewey Class. No.: 305.800954