Ancient Futures, 3Rd Edition,New

A Moving Portrait Of Tradition And Change In Ladakh, Or Little Tibet, Ancient Futures Is Also A Scathing Critique Of The Global Economy And A Rallying Call For Economic Localization.When Helena Norberghodge First Visited Ladakh In 1975, She Found A Pristine Environment, A Selfreliant 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 Problemsfrom Polluted Air And Water To Unemployment, Religious Conflict, Eating Disorders And Youth Suicidehave Appeared For The First Time.Yet This Is Far From A Story Of Despair. Social And Environmental Breakdown, Norberghodge Argues, Are Neither Inevitable Nor Evolutionary, But The Products Of Political And Economic Decisionsand 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 Wellbeing. These Initiatives Are The Manifestation Of A Rapidly Growing Localization Movement, Which Works To Rebuild Placebased Culturesstrengthening Community And Our Connection With Nature.Ancient Futures Challenges Us To Redefine What A Healthy Economy Means, And To Find Ways To Carry Centuriesold Wisdom Into Our Future. The Book And A Related Film By The Same Title Have, Between Them, Been Translated Into More Than 40 Languages.