{"product_id":"places-in-knots-martin-saxer-9781501766862","title":"Places in Knots: Remoteness and Connectivity in the Himalayas and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracing the experiences of mobile Himalayans across the globe, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlaces in Knots\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e describes the ways in which Himalayan people relate to the multiple places they inhabit and the work and trouble of keeping their communities tied together.\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Saxer describes global Himalayan ventures as a form of expansion of community rather than out-migration. Moving out does not sever the bonds of community. Instead, it is the pull that tightens the knot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoffee-table books and trekking agencies continue to advertise the Himalayas as remote \"hidden valleys,\" and NGOs see them as fragile mountain ecosystems to be protected from global forces of destruction. \u003ci\u003ePlaces in Knots\u003c\/i\u003e shows how these tropes of remoteness inform development and conservation policies and thus shape the contexts in which Himalayan connections with the wider world are forged and maintained. Following Himalayan journeys between valleys in Nepal and beyond, Saxer draws a picture of globalization that emerges not from the centers or below--but rather from the edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to generous funding from LMU M?chen, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu\/cornell-open) and other repositories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Saxer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501766864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501766862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Martin Saxer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071539769599,"sku":"9781501766862","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2bdf772c-529b-48b0-bdcd-4c9514ea4b18.jpg?v=1685436705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/places-in-knots-martin-saxer-9781501766862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}