LIMI, the Land In-Between - (Inner Asia Book) by Astrid Hovden (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book examines the governance of a Himalayan frontier community through local Tibetan institutions and customary law, highlighting the dilemmas involved in adapting to shifting Nepali administrative reforms and other processes of socio-economic and political change.

Book Synopsis

This book examines the art of governing a Himalayan frontier community through local institutions and customary law in the context of extensive socio-economic and political change. Limi, the Land In-Between discusses the roles of the village assembly and the Buddhist monastery in local governance and details the monastery's functions as a ritual provider, tax collector, and its contribution to environmental management and conflict resolution. Adopting a longitudinal perspective, the author explores how the villagers adapt to shifting Nepali administrative reforms and navigate the dilemmas arising with increasing outmigration as well as other transformations within the broader regional and global context.