Hermit Village or Zomian Republic? An update on the political socio-economy of a remote Himalayan community
(2015)
Journal Article
Axelby, R. (2015). Hermit Village or Zomian Republic? An update on the political socio-economy of a remote Himalayan community. European bulletin of Himalayan research, 46, 35-61
Hidden in a remote valley in Himachal Pradesh, the Village of Malana appears as a self-governing egalitarian community cosmologically committed to evading external influence. With its own system of village government and its own court for settling di... Read More about Hermit Village or Zomian Republic? An update on the political socio-economy of a remote Himalayan community.