{"product_id":"9780692864241","title":"Ancient Futures, 3rd Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA moving portrait of tradition and change in Ladakh, or “Little Tibet,” \u003cem\u003eAncient Futures\u003c\/em\u003e is also a scathing critique of the global economy and a rallying call for economic localization.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen Helena Norberg-Hodge first visited Ladakh in 1975, she found a pristine environment, a self-reliant 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 problems—from polluted air and water to unemployment, religious conflict, eating disorders and youth suicide—have appeared for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eYet this is far from a story of despair. Social and environmental breakdown, Norberg-Hodge argues, are neither inevitable nor evolutionary, but the products of political and economic decisions—and 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 well-being. These initiatives are the manifestation of a rapidly growing localization movement, which works to rebuild place-based cultures—strengthening community and our connection with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncient Futures\u003c\/em\u003e challenges us to redefine what a healthy economy means, and to find ways to carry centuries-old wisdom into our future. The book and a related film by the same title have, between them, been translated into more than 40 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turnaround Publisher Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121432346864,"sku":"9780692864241","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692864241_p0.jpg?v=1763612281","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692864241","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}