{"product_id":"ancient-futures-9780692530627","title":"Ancient Futures","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Helena Norberg-Hodge | H. H. The Dalai Lama\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Local Futures\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Local Futures\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving portrait of tradition and change in Ladakh, or \"Little Tibet,\" \u003cem\u003eAncient Futures\u003c\/em\u003e is also a scathing critique of the global economy and a rallying call for economic localization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Helena Norberg-Hodge first visited Ladakh in 1975, she found a pristine environment, a self-reliant economy and a people who exhibited a remarkable joie de vivre. But then came a tidal wave of economic growth and development. Over the last four decades, this remote Himalayan land has been transformed by outside markets and Western notions of \"progress.\" As a direct result, a whole range of problems--from polluted air and water to unemployment, religious conflict, eating disorders and youth suicide--have appeared for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet this is far from a story of despair. Social and environmental breakdown, Norberg-Hodge argues, are neither inevitable nor evolutionary, but the products of political and economic decisions--and those decisions can be changed. In a new Preface, she presents a kaleidoscope of projects around the world that are pointing the way for both human and ecological well-being. These initiatives are the manifestation of a rapidly growing localization movement, which works to rebuild place-based cultures--strengthening community and our connection with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncient Futures\u003c\/em\u003e challenges us to redefine what a healthy economy means, and to find ways to carry centuries-old wisdom into our future. The book and a related film by the same title have, between them, been translated into more than 40 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311609106583,"sku":"9780692530627","price":1430.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780692530627.webp?v=1767702870","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ancient-futures-9780692530627","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}