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Through firsthand research and a historical, political, and cultural examination of the Lhotsampa people in Bhutan, this book provides insight into one of the world's quietest human rights abuses. In the 1890s, the government of Bhutan allowed many Nepalese people into the country to clear Bhutanese jungles in the south of the country. Barely a century later, the Lhotsampa constituted 45 percent of the country's population. They lived as an agrarian community, and their position as food suppliers for Bhutan helped them to achieve educational, economic, and political success. With this rise in...

This book is about 'strengths-based practice' in social work. Strengths based practice refers to the identification of 'strengths' within an individual, family, or community, which are then employed to aid in promoting self-fulfilment and healing in a client. Strengths-based practice is a deliberate shift away from language and practices based on a client's deficits or pathology--- a widespread approach that has dominated many fields within social science for some time--- to one that focuses on the client's strengths. This premise is not a new idea as it has existed in the writings and...