Himalayan Histories - Economy, Polity, Religious Traditions

A rare look at the history of Himalayan peasant society and the relationship between culture and environment in the Himalayas.

About the author

Chetan Singh , former Professor of History at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, has been researching and writing on the history and culture of the western Himalaya for more than two decades. He was Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla from 2013 to 2016. His books include Natural Premises: Ecology and Peasant Life in the Western Himalaya, 1800–1950 and Region and Empire: Panjab in the Seventeenth Century.

Product details

• Authors: Chetan Singh
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781438475219
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-7521-9
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: SUNY Series in Hindu Studies; SUNY series in Hindu Studies; Suny Hindu Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Indischer Subkontinent, History - General History, HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia