Historical Dictionary of Nepal [Hardcover]

Nanda R. Shrestha (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2005

This book offers a concise account of Nepal history and political evolution. In an easy to refer A to Z format, it is packed with coverage that span Nepal's history, politics, economy, society, and its rich cultural traditions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book is a valuable quick reference to a wide range of Nepali people, places, institutions, and social practices. Although not the first encyclopedic compilation of information on Nepal, it is the most comprehensive to date. Certainly the dictionary itself constitutes the bulk of the text, but a collection of statistical tables and a historical chronology at the beginning of the book are also quite useful. A thirty-four page introduction to Nepal additionally helps provide a context for many of the entries that follow....this is a valiant effort at providing a reference work on the whole of Nepal. Its entries on people and institutions from the 1950s to the present are especially extensive; and in the chronology and introduction, the authors have provided a useful overview of political changes since 1990. For anyone who has spent hours digging through field notes trying to find a tidbit of historical information dutifully recorded a decade or two ago on a Nanglo's napkin, this dictionary is a most welcome compilation. (The Journal Of Asian Studies )

This historical dictionary is well timed and relevant to modern concerns of the region….this is a good start to understanding the history of a culture virtually unknown in the West…Students and scholars of Asia as well as general readers will benefit from this source. (Arba ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Nanda R. Shrestha was born and raised in Nepal. He is currently Professor of resource and cultural management in the School of Business & Industry at Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida. Keshav Bhattarai was also born and raised in Nepal. Currently, he is Associate Professor of geography at Central Missouri State University. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 412 pages
• Publisher: Vision Books Pvt Ltd (March 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8170945763
• ISBN-13: 978-8170945765
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,560,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Nepali

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