Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xvi
5. Acronyms xviii
6. Notes on Text xx
7. Introduction 1
8. PART I
9. Chapter 1. Th e Valley of Kashmir and Dal Lake 7
10. Chapter 2. Kashmir’s Early History and the Conversion to Islam 26
11. Chapter 3. The Social Organization of Contemporary Kashmiri Muslim Society 44
12. Chapter 4. The Market Gardeners of Dal Lake: Early Accounts 60
13. Chapter 5. The Market Gardeners’ Economy Today 81
14. Chapter 6. Th e Productivity of Lacustrine Market Gardening 117
15. Chapter 7. The Houseboat Owner Community and the Development of Tourism on Dal Lake 149
16. Chapter 8. The Gad Hanz: Th e Last Fishers on the Dal 177
17. PART II
18. Chapter 9. Th e Degradation of the Dal: Causes and Impacts 187
19. Chapter 10. The Political Ecology of a Degrading Lake: A Paradise Lost? 217
20. Appendix A 268
21. Appendix B 283
22. References 285
23. Index 309