Contributions to Nepalese Studies articles from January 2001

Contributions to Nepalese Studies archives from January 2001

How should one study ethnicity and nationalism?
January 1, 2001... Bhattachan's review of Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom In a recent issue of Contributions to Nepalese Studies (Vol. 25:1, pp. 111-130) Dr. Krishna Bhattachan has favoured a book that I co-edited, Nationalism and Ethnicity in a...

Socio-cultural dynamics of birth intervals in Nepal.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Event histories such as birth, pregnancy, and marriage have been used by social scientists to study fertility behaviour of women. Birth history analysis undoubtably provides useful information regarding reproduction and family formation....

The significance of towns for rural livelihoods in Nepal--two case studies from Western Nepal.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Nepal is often described as a country with a largely rural population working in agriculture. This is only a part of the truth. Subsistence agriculture does no longer-and in some regions never has-guarantee livelihood security for most rural...

A social and cultural perspective of women and community forestry in Nepal.
January 1, 2001... Introduction Women were involved in development activities and programmes (perhaps even before Mexico Conference, the International Women's Year of 1975 or the Decade for Women, 1975-1985), they are and will continue to do so as long as...

The problem of Bhutanese refugees and comparison with Tibetan refugees in Nepal (1).(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... The Context Refugee problem is not new in Nepal. After 1950 when the country opened up for the outside world, several refugee groups have taken shelter in Nepal. Among them the Bhutanese are the latest group of all refugees whereas the...

Gender and development: global debate on Nepal's development agenda. (Research Note).
January 1, 2001... The Global Development Debate on Women Women as a category had entered into the United Nations' agenda since its very onset. The Commission on Status of Women (CSW) was established at United Nations (UN) in 1946 as a subsidiary body of the...

Natural resource management with special reference to solar water pumping system in Siraha district. (Research Note).
January 1, 2001... Introduction This article is based upon a research study conducted for Alternate Energy Promotion Center of HMG in 2000. It assesses and analyzes the status of Solar Water Pumping System SWPS installed for drinking, domestic and irrigation...

De la Disparition des chefs: Une Anthropologie Politique Nepalaise.
January 1, 2001... 2000. P. Ramirez. CNRS (Collection Monde Indien), Paris. Pages 370, glossary, bibliography, index, 22 maps, 16 diagrams, 2 tables, 16 plates. ISBN 2-271-05716-7. Nepali intellectuals from the dominant Parbatiya, Bahun-Chetri, or...

Gods Are Leaving the Country: Art Theft From Nepal.
January 1, 2001... 1997. Jurgen Schick. White Orchid Press, Thailand. Pages 209. Plates, Map, Index, Bibliography and Appendices. Price ? The problem of art-theft in Nepal is becoming an alarming one in scale and magnitude. Going by the reports, incidences of...