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PART I
Chapter 1. The Valley of Kasmir and Dal Lake
Chapter 2. Kashmir’s Early History and the Conversion to Islam
Chapter 3. The Social Organization of Contemporary Kashmiri Muslim Society
Chapter 4. The Market Gardeners of the Lake: Early Accounts
Chapter 5. The Market Gardeners’ Economy Today
Chapter 6. The Productivity of Lacustrine Market Gardening
Chapter 7. The Houseboat Owner Community and the Development of Tourism on Dal Lake
Chapter 8. The Gad Hanz: The Last Fishers on the Dal
PART II
Chapter 9. The Degradation of the Dal: Causes and Impacts
Chapter 10. The Political Ecology of a Degrading Lake: A Paradise Lost?
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
Index
Floating Economies
The Cultural Ecology of the Dal Lake in Kashmir, India
Michael J. Casimir
362 pages, 110 illus., 6 color illus., bibliog., index
ISBN 978-1-80073-029-8 Hb Published (March 2021)
eISBN 978-1-80073-030-4 eBook