Title: Desert winds of change : high-altitude Ladakh's responses to a global challenge

Authors: Kredler, Vanessa

Place: [Paris etc.]

Publisher: International committee for museums and collection of ethnography (ICME)

Year: 2003

Journal: ICME papers

Volume: 2003

PAGE: --

Subject: Culture for Development Directory

Keywords: museums, cultural heritage, customs and traditions, social change, tibet, india

Abstract: The paper gives an insight into the initiatives that Ladakhis have devised to deal with changes. It explores the role of the Stok Palace Museum and the Namgyal Institute as agents for the preservation of the cultural heritage of Ladakh and the shaping of a strong community identity.

URL: http://biblioteknett.no/alias/HJEMMESIDE/icme/icme2003/kredler.html

Document type: Portal