Karma Ura

Bhutan

The Unremembered Nation - Vols.1&2

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The books present a unique and vivid reflection on Bhutan's trajectories of change, through a lively, systematic, conceptual, theoretical, and methodological introduction to life in this Himalayan region.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 832
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 147mm x 58mm
• Gewicht: 1134g
• ISBN-13: 9780198887362
• ISBN-10: 0198887361
• Artikelnr.: 67733937

Autorenporträt

Karma Ura is the president of the Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) and GNH Research. He completed his MA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Magdalen College, University of Oxford; an M.Phil. in Economics at the University of Edinburgh; and a Ph.D. at Nagoya University, Japan. An eminent scholar, he has held many international roles, in the Global Council of World Happiness, Earth Justice Working Group, and International Buddhist Federation.

Inhaltsangabe

Vol.1 (Community and Livelihood)
1: Introduction
2: Birth of Mothers' Houses
3: Family and Village
4: Perfect Cows and Skilled Herders
5: Sounds and Colours of the Land
6: Backpack Traders and Caravans
Vol.2 (Art and Ideals)
1: Introduction
2: Castles of Eternity
3: Visual Arts and Visualisations
4: Tapestry of Beliefs and Faith
5: The Governance of Nation
6: Apex of Power
7: Troops of Fierce Deities
8: Monks and Monasteries
9: The Timeless Guru