We're sorry; this book is no longer available. Continue Shopping.

Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia

Rizvi, Janet

Published by Oxford University Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0195645464 / ISBN 13: 9780195645460
New / Paperback / Quantity: 0
From Wizard Books (Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)
Available From More Booksellers
View all  copies of this book

About the Book

Description:

New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0195645464

About this title:

Synopsis: This authoritatively written book is the first to study Ladakh, the celebrated last outpost of Tibetan civilization. Janet Rizvi shows how Buddhism and Islam met at this high-altitude crossroads to form a unique culture, and discusses the region's history, rich oral tradition, economy, literature, and artifacts.

About the Author: Janet Rizvi is a freelance researcher and writer, specializing in the Western Himalaya and particularly Ladhak, where she lived for two years.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new
Edition: 2nd Edition