Submission Deadline for the next issue is 30th September, 2011Ladakh Studies is the official journal of the IALS
We publish information relevant to researchers with an interest in the Ladakh region, including both Leh and Kargil districts. We invite our readers to submit essays, book reviews, fieldnotes or research news, and other items relating to current events, media, and knowledge about Ladakh broadly conceived.
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Ladakh Studies 27, May 2011 (table of contents only)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LADAKH STUDIES
LADAKH STUDIES
NR. 27 May 2011
CONTENTS
From the Editor. Kim Gutschow
From the Secretary. Janet Rizvi
IALS NOTES & NEWS:
The IALS and Ladakh publishing: reaching different audiences.
John Bray
Obituary: Luciano Petech (1914-2010).
Elena De Rossie Fillibeck and John Bray
Notice:
Historical research and heritage conservation cooperation in Ladakh.
Two workshops to celebrate the opening of the Central Asian Museum Leh
Archaeological heritage at stake. M. Vernier, L. Bruneau & Q. Devers
BOOK REVIEWS & OTHER:
Martijn van Beek and Fernanda Pirie. Modern Ladakh. Anthropological Perspectives on Continuity and Change.
Reviewed by Kim Gutschow
Ippolito Desideri. Mission to Tibet. The Extraordinary Eighteenth Century Account of Father Ippolitio Desideri, S.J. and Pomplun, Trent. Jesuit on the Roof of the World. Ippolito Desideri’s Mission to Eighteenth Century Tibet.
Reviewed by John Bray
Nawang Tsering Shakspo. A Cultural History of Ladakh.
Reviewed By Patrick Kaplanian
Anne Delaballe, Les Nourritures du Partage et de la discorde.
Reviewed by Patrick Kaplanian
Ladakh & Zanskar – Cartes de trekking au 1/150 000ème. Trois feuilles nord, sud, centre. Réalisées par Abram Pointet.
Reviewed by Patrick Kaplanian
Ladakh Bibliography Supplement No. 21. John Bray
LADAKH STUDIES
NR. 27 May 2011
CONTENTS
From the Editor. Kim Gutschow
From the Secretary. Janet Rizvi
IALS NOTES & NEWS:
The IALS and Ladakh publishing: reaching different audiences.
John Bray
Obituary: Luciano Petech (1914-2010).
Elena De Rossie Fillibeck and John Bray
Notice:
Historical research and heritage conservation cooperation in Ladakh.
Two workshops to celebrate the opening of the Central Asian Museum Leh
Archaeological heritage at stake. M. Vernier, L. Bruneau & Q. Devers
BOOK REVIEWS & OTHER:
Martijn van Beek and Fernanda Pirie. Modern Ladakh. Anthropological Perspectives on Continuity and Change.
Reviewed by Kim Gutschow
Ippolito Desideri. Mission to Tibet. The Extraordinary Eighteenth Century Account of Father Ippolitio Desideri, S.J. and Pomplun, Trent. Jesuit on the Roof of the World. Ippolito Desideri’s Mission to Eighteenth Century Tibet.
Reviewed by John Bray
Nawang Tsering Shakspo. A Cultural History of Ladakh.
Reviewed By Patrick Kaplanian
Anne Delaballe, Les Nourritures du Partage et de la discorde.
Reviewed by Patrick Kaplanian
Ladakh & Zanskar – Cartes de trekking au 1/150 000ème. Trois feuilles nord, sud, centre. Réalisées par Abram Pointet.
Reviewed by Patrick Kaplanian
Ladakh Bibliography Supplement No. 21. John Bray
Ladakh Studies 26, November 2010 (table of contents only)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LADAKH STUDIES
LADAKH STUDIES
NR. 26 NOVEMBER 2010
CONTENTS
From the Editor. Kim Gutschow
From the Secretary. Janet Rizvi
ESSAYS
The Understanding of Karma and Etiology in Buddhist Ladakh in Relation to the Theory of Locus of Control. Simon Ozer
Tourism Traffic Volumes in Leh District: An Overview. Vladimiro Pelliciardi
A Letter From the Dalai Lama. John Bray and Tsering Gonkatsang
IALS NOTES and NEWS
15th IALS Conference: Call for Papers. Janet Rizvi and Martin Mills
15th IALS Conference Statement, Aberdeen, Scotland, 24–28 August 2011
Call for Participation: www.ladakhstudies.org. Seb Mankelow
Little Harvest, Less Land to Till. Tashi Morup
Torrential Rain and Flash Floods in Ladakh, August 2010. Juliane Dame
Celebrations Across Ladakh in Honour of the 102nd Gaden Tripa. Sonam Wangchok
Arrival of 20th Bakula Rinpoche in his Monastery. Sonam Wangchok
Letter to the IALS. Patrick Kaplanian
Publications and Prices: An Exchange. Martijn Van Beek
BOOK REVIEWS
Yonten Dargye & Per K. Sørensen with Gyönpo Tshering. 2008. Ominiscient. Life and Works of Jamgön Ngawang Gyaltshen. An Eminent 17th-18th Century Drukpa Master. Reviewed by John Bray
NEWS FROM LADAKH. Abdul Nasir Khan
LADAKH STUDIES
NR. 26 NOVEMBER 2010
CONTENTS
From the Editor. Kim Gutschow
From the Secretary. Janet Rizvi
ESSAYS
The Understanding of Karma and Etiology in Buddhist Ladakh in Relation to the Theory of Locus of Control. Simon Ozer
Tourism Traffic Volumes in Leh District: An Overview. Vladimiro Pelliciardi
A Letter From the Dalai Lama. John Bray and Tsering Gonkatsang
IALS NOTES and NEWS
15th IALS Conference: Call for Papers. Janet Rizvi and Martin Mills
15th IALS Conference Statement, Aberdeen, Scotland, 24–28 August 2011
Call for Participation: www.ladakhstudies.org. Seb Mankelow
Little Harvest, Less Land to Till. Tashi Morup
Torrential Rain and Flash Floods in Ladakh, August 2010. Juliane Dame
Celebrations Across Ladakh in Honour of the 102nd Gaden Tripa. Sonam Wangchok
Arrival of 20th Bakula Rinpoche in his Monastery. Sonam Wangchok
Letter to the IALS. Patrick Kaplanian
Publications and Prices: An Exchange. Martijn Van Beek
BOOK REVIEWS
Yonten Dargye & Per K. Sørensen with Gyönpo Tshering. 2008. Ominiscient. Life and Works of Jamgön Ngawang Gyaltshen. An Eminent 17th-18th Century Drukpa Master. Reviewed by John Bray
NEWS FROM LADAKH. Abdul Nasir Khan
Ladakh Studies 25, February 2010 (table of contents only)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LADAKH STUDIES
LADAKH STUDIES
NR. 25 February 2010
Contents
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR. Kim Gutschow.
ESSAYS:
Climate Change in Ladakh. Sunder Paul
Conservation and livelihoods through Himalayan Homestays. Rinchen Wangchuk
BOOK REVIEWS:
Dieter Schuh. 2008. Herrscherurkunden und Privaturkunden
aus Westtibet (Ladakh). Reviewed by John Bray
L. Berzenczey. 2007. Adventures in Central Asia. A Hungarian in
the Great Game. Edited by Peter Marczell. Reviewed by John Bray
IALS NEWS & NOTES
Conference Report, Monisha Ahmed and John Bray
Conference Program of the 14th IALS Colloquium
Publication Announcement, John Bray
NEWS FROM LADAKH. Abdul Nasir Khan
LADAKH BIBLIOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENT No 20. John Bray
LADAKH STUDIES
NR. 25 February 2010
Contents
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR. Kim Gutschow.
ESSAYS:
Climate Change in Ladakh. Sunder Paul
Conservation and livelihoods through Himalayan Homestays. Rinchen Wangchuk
BOOK REVIEWS:
Dieter Schuh. 2008. Herrscherurkunden und Privaturkunden
aus Westtibet (Ladakh). Reviewed by John Bray
L. Berzenczey. 2007. Adventures in Central Asia. A Hungarian in
the Great Game. Edited by Peter Marczell. Reviewed by John Bray
IALS NEWS & NOTES
Conference Report, Monisha Ahmed and John Bray
Conference Program of the 14th IALS Colloquium
Publication Announcement, John Bray
NEWS FROM LADAKH. Abdul Nasir Khan
LADAKH BIBLIOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENT No 20. John Bray
Submission Guidelines
Ladakh Studies encourages submissions of short essays–––under 4000 words–––about contemporary events or ongoing research in Ladakh. Essays may cover historical, social, cultural, political, ecological, or scientific topics of interest to IALS members. Book Reviews or “Notes From the Field” should be under 2000 words. All material should be submitted in digital form as email attachments, in MS Word. We also accept digital files sent by CD but formatting may be altered. All illustrations should be submitted digitally as JPG files, under 2 MB.
Essays should be submitted single spaced, with left hand margins, with no indentations but line breaks between paragraphs. They should use social science citation guidelines (Author, Date: page #) in both the text and footnotes, and include a bibliography. Please use 12 point Arial or Times font, format to US letter size paper, and consult previous issues of Ladakh Studies. All essays will be peer reviewed before publication.
Please address editorial submissions and correspondence to:
Prof. Kim Gutschow, Editor, Ladakh Studies
Hollander Hall, 85 Mission Park Drive, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267 USA
Kim.Gutschow@williams.edu
News stories: please email stories to our news editor Tashi Morup [ngodrup@rediffmail.com]. All stories must be accompanied by a title, date, and name of publication (including URL if appropriate). We are always on the lookout for people who want to assist with finding news stories, so if you would like to get involved please email Kim.Gutschow@williams.edu.
Ladakh Studies (ISSN 1356-3491) is published by the International Association for Ladakh Studies and is sent to all current members of the IALS. For more information please see our membership pages.