Caring for Glaciers Land, Animals, and Humanity in the Himalayas
Un ouvrage de notre collègue Karine Gagné, 22 novembre 2018
La parution de cet ouvrage est prévue pour février 2019.
Il est néanmoins déjà en pré-vente chez Amazon.
« Regional geopolitical processes have turned the Himalayan region of Ladakh, in northwest India, into a strategic border area with an increasing military presence that has decentered the traditional agropastoralist economy.
This in turn has led to social fragmentation, the growing isolation of elders, and ethical dilemmas for those who strive to maintain traditional subsistence activities.
Simultaneously, climate change is causing glaciers – a vital source of life in the region – to recede, which elders perceive as the consequence of a broken bond with the natural environment and the deities that inhabit the landscape.
Caring for Glaciers looks at the causes and consequences of ongoing social and cultural change in peoples’ relationship with the natural environment. »
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