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Ancient futures, lessons from Ladakh for a globalizing world, Helena Norberg-Hodge ; foreword by the Dalai Lama ; introduction by Peter Matthiessen

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Ancient futures, lessons from Ladakh for a globalizing world, Helena Norberg-Hodge ; foreword by the Dalai Lama ; introduction by Peter Matthiessen
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-218) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Ancient futures
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Helena Norberg-Hodge ; foreword by the Dalai Lama ; introduction by Peter Matthiessen
Sub title
lessons from Ladakh for a globalizing world
Table Of Contents
Prologue: Learning from Ladakh -- Part 1. Tradition. "Little Tibet" ; Living with the land ; Doctors and Shamans ; We have to live together ; An unchoreographed dance ; Buddhism: a way of life ; Joie de vivre -- Part 2. Change. The coming of the West ; People from Mars ; Money makes the world go round ; From Lama to engineer ; Learning the Western way ; A pull to the center ; A people divided -- Part 3. Looking ahead. Nothing is black, nothing is white ; The development hoax ; Counter-development ; The Ladakh project -- Epilogue: Ancient futures -- Afterword: An economics of happiness
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