A History of Nepal

ISBN-13: 9780521804707 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 322 str.

John Whelpton

Opis

While John Whelpton's history of Nepal 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. Whelpton portrays a country of extraordinary contrasts, whose history has been buffeted constantly by its neighbors, China and India. Economic and political turmoil over the last fifty years came to a climax with the massacre of the royal family in 2001, when the country erupted into civil war. This book is the most comprehensive and accessible English-language one-volume history of Nepal. John Whelpton, who works as a teacher in Hong Kong, is an historian and linguist. He has worked and traveled extensively in Nepal, and has written numerous articles and books on the subject. These include Nationalism & Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of Contemporary Nepal (Routledge, 1997), and Kings, Soldiers and Priests: Nepalese Politics and the Rise of Jang Bahadur Rana, 1830-1857 (South Asia Books, 1992).

Recenzje

'… Whelpton's History of Nepal is a valuable introduction to that country. It will be useful to all non-Nepalese specialists interested in South Asia: it gives a good and accurate account of the historical events and provides general information on a wide range of quite disparate topics.' Contributions to Nepalese Studies

Spis treści

List of illustrations; List of maps; List of tables; Key events; Acknowledgements; Notes on romanisation and terminology; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Environment, state and society in the central Himalayas to 1743; 2. Unification and sanskritisation, 1743–1885; 3. Nepal under the Shamsher Ranas, 1885–1951; 4. The monarchy in ascendance: domestic politics and foreign relations, 1951–91; 5. The quest for 'development': economy and environment, 1951–91; 6. Lifestyles, values, identities: changes in Nepalese society, 1951–91; 7. Democracy and disillusionment: Nepal since 1991; Genealogical tables; Biographical notes; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.