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Author : John Whelpton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0521804701
A comprehensive and accessible one-volume history of Nepal, first published in 2005.
Author : pandit Gunanand,Daniel Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3348010489
Author : Prashant Jha
Publisher : Hurst
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849045247
Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal is a story of Nepal's transformation from war to peace, monarchy to republic, a Hindu kingdom to a secular state, and a unitary to a potentially federal state. Part-reportage, part-history, part-analysis, part-memoir, and part-biography of the key characters, the book breaks new ground in political writing from the region. With access to the most powerful leaders in the country as well as diplomats, it gives an unprecedented glimpse into Kathmandu's high politics. But this is coupled with ground-level reportage on the lives of ordinary citizens of the hills and the plains, striving for a democratic, just and equitable society. It tracks the hard grind of political negotiations at the heart of the instability in Nepal. It traces the rise of a popular rebellion, its integration into the mainstream, and its steady decline. It investigates Nepal's status as a partly-sovereign country, and reveals India's overwhelming role. It examines the angst of having to prove one's loyalties to one's own country, and exposes the Hindu hill upper-caste dominated power structures. Battles of the New Republic is a story of the deepening of democracy, of the death of a dream, and of that fundamental political dilemma - who exercises power, to what end, and for whose benefit.
Author : Debra Skinner,Alfred Pach III,Dorothy Holland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461711421
Recently anthropology has turned to accounts of persons-in-history/history-in-persons, focusing on how individuals and groups as agents both fashion and are fashioned by social, political, and cultural discourses and practices. In this approach, power, agency, and history are made explicit as individuals and groups work to constitute themselves in relation to others and within and against sociopolitical and historical contexts. Contributors to this volume extend this emphasis, drawing upon their ethnographic research in Nepal to examine closely how selves, identities, and experience are produced in dialogical relationships through time in a multi-ethic nation-state and within a discourse of nationalism. The diversity of peoples, recent political transformations, and nation-building efforts make Nepal an especially rich locale to examine people's struggles to define and position themselves. But the authors move beyond geographical boundaries to more theoretical terrain to problematicize the ways in which people recreate or contest certain identities and positions. Various authors explore how people_positioned by gender, ethnicity, and locale_use cultural genres to produce aspects of identities and experiences; they examine how subjectivities, agencies and cultural worlds co-develop and are shaped through engagement with cultural forms; and they portray the appropriation of multiple voices for self and group formation. As such, this collection offers a richly textured and complex accounting of the mutual constitution of selves and society.
Author : Tulasī Rāma Vaidya,Triratna Mānandhara,Shankar Lal Joshi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015031600151
The Main Issues Pertaining To Social History Of Nepal From Earliest Times To The 1950 Movement Have Been Analysed With Necessary Cross References Of The Post-Revolutionary Period In This Book.The Subject Matter Of This Book Is Divided Into Ten Chapters. First Chapter Analysis The Socio-Anthropological Aspects Of The Nepali People In Historical Perspective. Second Chapter Presents The Changing Structure Of The Nepali Society. Family System Of Nepal Is The Subject Matter Of Third Chapter. Fourth Chapter Gives A Vivid Picture Of Habitational Sites Of Nepal, Especially During The Ancient And Medieval Period. Position Of Women And The Nepali Food Habits Have Been Discussed In The Fifth And Sixth Chapters Respectively. In The Seventh Chapter, Dress And Ornaments Of The Nepali People Have Been Analysed. Eighth Chapter Highlights On A Descriptive Account Of The Social Entertainments Enjoyed By The Nepali People Throughout The Pages Of History. Ninth Chapter Deals With The Types Of The Education Of Nepal Through Ages. In The Last Chapter The Changing Trend Of Nepali Society Has Been Analysed In Its Historical Perspective.
Author : WHELPTON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0521671418
Nepal emerged as a unified state over two hundred years ago, centred on the Kathmandu Valley with its two thousand years of urban civilisation. While John Whelpton s history focuses on the period since the overthrow of the Rana family autocracy in 1950 51, the early chapters are devoted to the origins of the kingdom and the evolving relations of its diverse peoples. By drawing on recent research on Nepal s environment, society and political institutions, the author portrays a country of extraordinary contrasts, which has been constantly buffeted by its neighbours, the two Asian giants, China and India. Economic and political turmoil over the last fifty years came to a climax in the massacre of the royal family in 2001, when the country erupted into civil war. The book is comprehensive and accessible approach will appeal to students, professionals and those visiting the region.
Author : Daniel Wright
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Nepal
ISBN : 8120605527
With An Introductory Sketch Of The Country And People Of Nepal.
Author : SHREERAM PRASAD. UPADHYAYA
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8182500036
Author : Bhadra Ratna Bajracharya,Shri Ram Sharma,Shiri Ram Bakshi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015038447531
Nepal Is A Hindu Kingdom. But Even Than It Is Not A Theoretic State. The Rajput Brahmin Combine Has Been Ruling The Country Since Long. Nepal Has Its Own Language Which Is Called Nepali. The Festivals Of Nepal Are Almost The Same As Are Prevalent Among Indian Hindus. The Temples Of Nepal Are Very Popular All Over The World. The Literary Rate In Nepal Is Not Very High, But There Is A Sizable Section Of People Who Are Highly Educated And Trained In Various Skills.In This Book The Various Facets Of Nepalese Culture Have Been Analysed In Historical Perspective.
Author : Francis Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1819
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : NYPL:33433082452289
Francis Hamilton Buchanan (1762-1829) was a Scottish-born explorer, naturalist, and physician, employed by the British East India Company in a number of capacities from 1794 to 1815. He conducted surveys of Mysore in 1800 and Bengal in 1807-14. This work, published after his return to Scotland, is based on his 14-month stay in Nepal in 1802-03. Buchanan drew upon his own observations and conversations with hereditary chiefs, Buddhist priests, scribes, and others in an attempt to provide a comprehensive account of the country as he found it before the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16. Buchanan also drew from an earlier work by Colonel William Fitzpatrick, An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul, published in London in 1811. In addition to maps and engravings, Buchanan's book includes two noteworthy scientific supplements: a register of the weather from February 1802 to March 1803 and an attempt by Buchanan's colleague, Colonel Crawford, to calculate the height of several Himalayan peaks.
Author : Marie Lecomte-Tilouine
Publisher : OUP India
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0198089384
The volume is a comprehensive study of the People's War in Nepal. Adopting an anthropological and historical approach, it presents an account of the War's impact in the country. It is based on extensive fieldwork before, during, and after the revolutionary movement. It thus reflects the revolution brought about in the conception of Nepalese history, which is now commonly presented as a series of uprisings.
Author : T. Louise Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134885336
In 1990 Nepal's Peoples Movement reduced King Birendra from an absolute ruler to a constitutional monarch. This book is the first academic analysis of these events and places the 'revolution' of 1990 within the context of Nepali history. Louise Brown examines the background to Nepal's recent upheavals as well as covering the country's ealy history and its continuing problems of national integration. The previous, unsuccessful, democratic experiment and the nature of monarchical rule are discussed within an analysis of Nepal's social and economic modernisation. The evolution of political parties, Nepal's foreign relations and development issues - and the way in which these have moulded the political system - are explored in depth. Drawing on extensive interviews with leading politicians and influential figures the author provides a comprehensive survey of the Himalayan Kingdom's political development. This is an original contribution to the debate on democratization in the developing world.
Author : Aditya Adhikari
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781685648
The Bullet and the Ballot Box offers a rich and sweeping account of a decade of revolutionary upheaval. When Nepal’s Maoists launched their armed rebellion in the nineties, they had limited public support and many argued that their ideology was obsolete. Twelve years later they were in power, and their ambitious plan of social transformation dominated the national agenda. How did this become possible? Adhikari’s narrative draws on a broad range of sources – including novels, letters and diaries – to illuminate the history and human drama of the Maoist revolution. An indispensible account of Nepal’s recent history, the book offers a fascinating case study of how communist ideology has been reinterpreted and translated into political action in the twenty-first century.
Author : Nanda R. Shrestha
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442277700
Nepal is a living example of contrasts and contradictions.It is a country that was born in medieval times, grew up in the 16th century, and now finds itself engulfed in the high-tech gadgets and material marvels of the 21st century. Nepal has its share of problem which include inadequate economic development and social infrastructure, poverty and corruption, plus worsening pollution, but now it finally has relative peace and quiet after a hasty Maoist uprising. Indeed, it has passed through several democratic elections, and finally seems to be getting on the right track. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Nepal contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Nepal.
Author : Jonathan Gregson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Himalaya Mountains Region
ISBN : 1841157856
This work provides a portrait of Nepal's doom-laden royal dynasty from its staggering expansion in the 18th century to the massacre in June 2001 - a sequence of events worthy of a Greek tragedy. Nepal, a fabulous country of sublime natural beauty, has a history inextricably mixed with kingship. There have been kings in its mountain valleys for millennia. Buddha Siddharta was born a Nepalese prince and the current dynasty traces its ancestry to the Rajput princes from Rajasthan. Nepal is the last Hindu kingdom in the world, in which the same traditions of kingship are practised now as in Vedic times. Kings are gods, and history, kingship and myth are culturally woven together. The current Shah dynasty created modern Nepal and was the complete focus of national identity.