Contemporary Nepal (280 results)

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Hardback. Condition: Good. It is a meticulously researched and deeply passionate book. Generations of readers will turn to it to understand Nepal's fraught transition to democracy' Manjushree Thapa. In the past decade, Nepal has undergone arguably one of the boldest political transformations in South Asia. Identity-based politics has broughtong marginalized social groups into the mainstream and upended the bulwark of Nepali nationalism the Hindu monarchy. Yet, the process of change has repeatedly broken down, and Nepal's fragile polity, under stress from various forces, has continuously fragmented, the first Constituent Assembly failed to draft a Constitution, the Maoists, who sparked the transformation with an armed insurrection, and once represented hope, have been co-opted into the very political culture they once challenged, never-ending political negotiations have chronically paralyzed the governance initiatives needed to address Nepal's problems; and India, the country's powerful neighbour, has played an overwhelming role in national politics, choosing to intervene or stay away at crucial junctures In exhaustively analyzing all these issues, Prashant Jha covers extensive territory, in the corridors of power in Kathmandu and New Delhi as well as on the ground in the Tarai and forges a narrative that is as comprehensive in its overview as it is detailed in chronicling the minutiae of day to day politics. An unprecedented account of the re-birth of a nation, Battles of the New Republic celebrates the deepening of democracy, despairs at the death of a dream, and seeks answers to a fundamental political dilemma, who exercises power, to what end, and for whose benefit?Interesting factsPerhaps the most important book on Nepal to ever be published, Battles of the New Republicwill be required reading for anyone with an interest in Nepali politics and in Indo-Nepal relations.In clinically exposing the extent of India's interference in Nepali affairs, Prashant Jha breaks new ground in journalism in the subcontinent.Prashant Jha also explores theinks between the Naxalites of India and the Maoists of Nepal,aying bare theinkages between the two.Battles of the New Republic chronicles the politics of the Tarai region of Nepal in minute detail, perhaps for the first time in the Englishanguage.The book focuses unsparingly criticalight on theives and careers of both Baburam Bhattarai and Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', arguably the most vital agents of transformation in modern Nepal.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. It is a meticulously researched and deeply passionate book. Generations of readers will turn to it to understand Nepal's fraught transition to democracy' Manjushree Thapa. In the past decade, Nepal has undergone arguably one of the boldest political transformations in South Asia. Identity-based politics has broughtong marginalized social groups into the mainstream and upended the bulwark of Nepali nationalism the Hindu monarchy. Yet, the process of change has repeatedly broken down, and Nepal's fragile polity, under stress from various forces, has continuously fragmented, the first Constituent Assembly failed to draft a Constitution, the Maoists, who sparked the transformation with an armed insurrection, and once represented hope, have been co-opted into the very political culture they once challenged, never-ending political negotiations have chronically paralyzed the governance initiatives needed to address Nepal's problems; and India, the country's powerful neighbour, has played an overwhelming role in national politics, choosing to intervene or stay away at crucial junctures In exhaustively analyzing all these issues, Prashant Jha covers extensive territory, in the corridors of power in Kathmandu and New Delhi as well as on the ground in the Tarai and forges a narrative that is as comprehensive in its overview as it is detailed in chronicling the minutiae of day to day politics. An unprecedented account of the re-birth of a nation, Battles of the New Republic celebrates the deepening of democracy, despairs at the death of a dream, and seeks answers to a fundamental political dilemma, who exercises power, to what end, and for whose benefit?Interesting factsPerhaps the most important book on Nepal to ever be published, Battles of the New Republicwill be required reading for anyone with an interest in Nepali politics and in Indo-Nepal relations.In clinically exposing the extent of India's interference in Nepali affairs, Prashant Jha breaks new ground in journalism in the subcontinent.Prashant Jha also explores theinks between the Naxalites of India and the Maoists of Nepal,aying bare theinkages between the two.Battles of the New Republic chronicles the politics of the Tarai region of Nepal in minute detail, perhaps for the first time in the Englishanguage.The book focuses unsparingly criticalight on theives and careers of both Baburam Bhattarai and Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', arguably the most vital agents of transformation in modern Nepal.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 305 pages, notes, bibliography, index. Minor edge wear, water droplet warping on a few pages in the preface. Text clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. The setting: 1. Nepali culture and society: an historical overview. II. Ancient and mediaeval Nepal: 2. The land system of the Licchavis in Nepal. 3. The Licchavi and mediaeval period land systems: a sketch. 4. A fresh look at the origin and forms of early temples in the Kathmandu Valley. 5. The divinities of the Karnali Basin. III. State and society: 6. Caste, social mobility and Sanskritisation: a study of Nepal's old legal code. 7. Introduction to The caste Hierarchy and the State in Nepal. 8. Caste societies in the state of Nepal: a historical perspective. 9. Nepal: Hindu-tribal interface. IV. Emerging trends in ethnicity: 10. Ethnicity and national integration in Nepal: a statement of the problem. 11. How to tend this garden. 12. Bahuns in the Nepali state. 13. Nation-building, multi-ethnicity, and the Hindu state. 14. The Matawali Chetris of Western Nepal. V. Contemporary sociology of Nepali life: 15. Old age in Nepal: some preliminary observations. 16. Secular India and Hindu Nepal: convergences and divergences. 17. Values in the doldrums: does the west meet the east in Nepal. 18. Emergence of a hill-town: urban development in Nepal's rural backhills. Bibliography. Index. From the foreword: "In the papers collected here the reader will find the collected wisdom of Nepal's finest historical anthropologist or anthropological historian of his generation. Most Nepali historians use the facts of the present to illuminate the past, but few do so with the sophistication and sensitivity of Prayag Raj Sharma. He argues for long-term continuities of culture and structure, but he is aware of the methodological pitfalls in doing so. Of the three crucibles he identifies which have made modern Nepali culture what it is today--the far west, the Kathmandu Valley, and the Tarai--Prayag Raj Sharma has carried out first-hand research in the first two areas and he has offered new intellectual syntheses and overviews relevant to all three. . . His lucid prose, his classical sociological approach, his engaged but balanced concern, and his deep appreciation of all aspects of Nepal's society and history mean that his corpus will stand for a long time to come as an essential witness to the struggles of post-1950 Nepal to come to terms with its Hindu Past.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. text clean, pencil notes on first white page, back cover has bent corner, bump to t,op of spine.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. In the past decade, Nepal has undergone arguably one of the boldest political transformations in South Asia. Identity-based politics has brought long marginalized social groups into the mainstream and upended the bulwark of Nepali nationalism-the Hindu monarchy. Yet, the process of change has repeatedly broken down, and Nepal's fragile polity, under stress from various forces, has continuously fragmented-the first Constituent Assembly failed to draft a Constitution; the Maoists, who sparked the transformation with an armed insurrection, and once represented hope, have been co-opted into the very political culture they once challenged; never-ending political negotiations have chronically paralysed the governance initiatives needed to address Nepal's problems; and India, the country's powerful neighbour, has played an overwhelming role in national politics, choosing to intervene or stay away at crucial junctures. In exhaustively analysing all these issues, Prashant Jha covers extensive territory, in the corridors of power in Kathmandu and New Delhi as well as on the ground in the Tarai, and forges a narrative that is as comprehensive in its overview as it is detailed in chronicling the minutiae of day-to-day politics. An unprecedented account of the re-birth of a nation, Battles of the New Republic celebrates the deepening of democracy, despairs at the death of a dream, and seeks answers to a fundamental political dilemma-who exercises power, to what end and for whose benefit.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780812214345.

Condition: New. pp. xiv + 222.

Condition: New. pp. xiv + 222 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: New. ISBN:9789382277996 N.A.

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Condition: New. pp. xiv + 222.