The frozen river : seeking silence in the Himalaya
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Redwood Falls Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction
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342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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'Imagine if your family had lived in the mountains for a thousand years or more, what effect would that have upon your mind and your thinking?'In 1976 James Crowden left his career in the British army and travelled to Ladakh in the Northern Himalaya, one of the most remote parts of the world. The Frozen River is his extraordinary account of the time he spent there, living alongside the Zangskari people, before the arrival of roads and mass tourism. James immerses himself in the Zangskari way of life, where meditation and week-long mountain festivals go hand in hand, and silence and solitude are the hallmarks of existence. When butter traders invite James on their journey down the frozen river Leh, he soon realises that this way of living, unchanged for centuries, comes with a very human cost. In lyrical prose, James captures a crucial moment in time for this Himalayan community. A moment in which their Buddhist practices and traditions are in flux, and the economic pull of a world beyond their valley is increasingly difficult to ignore.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Crowden, J. (2020). The frozen river: seeking silence in the Himalaya . William Collins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Crowden, James, 1954-. 2020. The Frozen River: Seeking Silence in the Himalaya. William Collins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Crowden, James, 1954-. The Frozen River: Seeking Silence in the Himalaya William Collins, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Crowden, James. The Frozen River: Seeking Silence in the Himalaya William Collins, 2020.

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