Ladakh was an independent western Tibetan kingdom until 1834. Having been closed to outsiders for many years, the authors were the first to enter the country. T

This is the first book to combine essays on the history and ongoing production of art in Ladakh and to recognize both Buddhist and Islamic contributions to the

It serves as a standard reference book giving a lucid profile, historical background, religion and customs of its post independence problems and developments.

Art and Architecture in Ladakh shows how the region’s cultural development has been influenced by its location across the great communications routes linking

Over the course of five years, photographer David Vaala embedded himself in Ladakh, a mountainous corner of Northwestern India, to capture "Little Tibet": its l