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Ladakh, or "Little Tibet", is a beautiful desert land up in the
Western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme
climate. Yet for more than 1000 years, it has been home to a
thriving culture. Traditions of frugality and co-operation, coupled
with an intimate and location-specific knowledge of the
environment, enabled the Ladakhis not only to survive, but to
prosper. Everyone had enough to eat families and communities were
strong the status of women was high. Then came "development". Now
in the modern sector one finds pollution and divisiveness,
inflation and unemployment, intolerance and greed. Centuries of
ecological balance and social harmony are under threat from
pressures of Western consumerism. "Ancient Futures" is much more
than a book about Ladakh. It raises important questions about the
whole notion of progress, and explores the root causes of the
malaise of industrial society. At the same time, the story of
Ladakh aims to serve as a source of inspiration for our own future.
It shows us that another way is possble, and points to some of the
first steps towards kinder, gentler patterns of living.
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