Download or read book Bhutan Through the Ages written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond the Sky and the Earth written by Jamie Zeppa and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Iron and Silk and Touch the Dragon, Jamie Zeppa’s memoir of her years in Bhutan is the story of a young woman’s self-discovery in a foreign land. It is also the exciting début of a new voice in travel writing. When she left for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in 1988, Zeppa was committing herself to two years of teaching and a daunting new experience. A week on a Caribbean beach had been her only previous trip outside Canada; Bhutan was on the other side of the world, one of the most isolated countries in the world known as the last Shangri-La, where little had changed in centuries and visits by foreigners were restricted. Clinging to her bags full of chocolate, hair conditioner and Immodium, she began the biggest challenge of her life, with no idea she would fall in love with the country and with a Bhutanese man, end up spending nine years in Bhutan, and begin a literary career with her account of this transformative journey. At her first posting in a remote village of eastern Bhutan, she is plunged into an overwhelmingly different culture with squalid Third World conditions and an impossible language. Her house has rats and fleas and she refuses to eat the local food, fearing the rampant deadly infections her overly protective grandfather warned her about. Gradually, however, her fear vanishes. She adjusts, begins to laugh, and is captivated by the pristine mountain scenery and the kind students in her grade 2 class. She also begins to discover for herself the spiritual serenity of Buddhism. A transfer to the government college of Sherubtse, where the housing conditions are comparatively luxurious and the students closer to her own age, gives her a deeper awareness of Bhutan’s challenges: the lack of personal privacy, the pressure to conform, and the political tensions. However, her connection to Bhutan intensifies when she falls in love with a student, Tshewang, and finds herself pregnant. After a brief sojourn in Canada to give birth to her son, Pema Dorji, she marries Tshewang and makes Bhutan her home for another four years. Zeppa’s personal essay about her culture shock on arriving in Bhutan won the 1996 CBC/Saturday Night literary competition and appeared in the magazine. She flew home to accept the prize, where people encouraged her to pursue her writing. Her letters from Bhutan also featured on CBC’s Morningside. The book that grew out of this has been published in Canada and the United States to ecstatic reviews, followed by British, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish editions. Although cultural differences finally separated Jamie and Tshewang in 1997 while she was writing the book and she returned to Canada, she will always feel at home in Bhutan. Zeppa shares her compelling insights into this land and culture, but Beyond the Sky and the Earth is more than a travel book. With rich, spellbinding prose and bright humour, it describes a personal journey in which Zeppa acquires a deeper understanding of what it means to leave one’s home behind, and undergoes a spiritual transformation.
Download or read book Bhutan Through the Ages written by Norbu Ramphel and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bhutan Through the Ages written by Norbu Ramphel and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Work Is A Well-Considered Tribute To The Beautiful Kingdom In The Himalayas. It Brings Together Excerpts From All The Reputed Chronicles And Accounts Of Various Times In The Past Two And A Half Centuries Pemberton, Turner, Bogle And Some Others. Materials Have Been Put Together In Three Distinctive Volumes Under The Collective Title Of Bhutan Through The Ages. The Effort Has Borne Fruit Because Of The Generous Assistance Provided By Several Persons And Offices: The Reading Of The Various Accounts Transports One Into A Land That Is As Romantic As The Thoughts That Are Inspired By It. It Would Serve Its Purpose Well Even If It Brings To Mind The Splendors Of One Of The Few Remaining Kingdoms In The World And Of Its Many Delights And Dilemmas, The Dynamics Of Dynasty And The Grand Affairs Of State.Details Of The Volumes" Bhutan: Emergence Of A Nation-State" Discovering Bhutan: Excursions And Explorations" Historical Foundations And Political Evolution Students, Researchers, And Teachers In The Field Besides The Administrators, Anthropologists And Adventurers Will Find This A Unique Reference Work.
Download or read book The History of Bhutan written by Karma Phuntsho and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2008, Bhutan triumphantly took the stage as the world’s youngest democracy. But despite its growing prominence—and rising scholarly interest in the country—Bhutan remains one of the least studied, and least well-known places on the planet. Karma Phuntsho’s The History of Bhutan is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of Bhutan in English. Along with a detailed social and political analysis, it offers substantive discussions of Bhutan’s geography and culture; the result is the clearest, richest account of this nation and its history ever published for general readers. A 2015 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner
Download or read book Bhutan Through the Ages written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bhutan Through the Ages written by Norbu Ramphel and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bhutan Through the Ages written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bhutan Through the Ages written by Norbu Ramphel and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sources for the History of Bhutan written by Michael Aris and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four works included in this collection have enjoyed a rather chequered career. They originally formed the second volume of the doctoral thesis Michael Aris submitted in 1978 to the University of London. They have been included because of their value as crucial source material on the formative era of Bhutanese history, as they cover the entire period leading to the full emergence of the Bhutanese theocracy. Their relative brevity as compared with the other major works relevant to this period further suggested the convenience of including them as a group of inter-related 'minor' texts. While the first two works in this collection have never before been available to modern scholars, and are indeed hardly known even in Bhutan, the next two (which include a text translated from Portuguese) have been partially known from the works of John Claude White (Sikkim and Bhutan-Twenty-one years on the North-East Frontier 1887-1908, London) and C. Wessels (Early Jesuit Travelers in Central Asia, The Hague 1924.
Download or read book The Kingdom at the Centre of the World written by Omair Ahmad and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small, sparsely populated kingdom at the eastern end of the Himalayas, Bhutan is often described as one of the most isolated countries on earth. In this unprecedented portrait an informed and insightful mix of political history and travel writing Omair Ahmad shows that the opposite, in fact, is true. Located at the intersection of several political, cultural and religious currents, Bhutan has been a part of, and been shaped by, some of the most transformative events in Asian and world history. Beginning with Padmasambhavas epic work to establish Buddhism in the Himalayas, The Kingdom at the Centre of the World tells the story of Bhutans emergence as an independent Buddhist nation in the seventeenth century under the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who turned his back on Tibet; the exploits of Jigme Namgyal the Black Regent who united Bhutan and fought the armies of British India to a standstill; and the remarkable Wangchuk monarchs, who have ruled Bhutan since the beginning of the twentieth century. Alongside, the book also examines events around Bhutan that have affected it profoundly: the rise and fall of Tibet and the Mongol and British empires; the spread of Nepali-origin people across South Asia; Sikkims dramatic loss of sovereignty; and the conflicting territorial ambitions of India and China. Most fascinating of all, the book argues that it is in Bhutan more, perhaps, than in any other nation that alternative modes of governance and progress are being tested in an increasingly homogenized world. As it chooses Gross National Happiness (GNH) over Gross National Product (GNP), grapples with a complicated refugee crisis, experiments with a guided democracy and tries to retain its cultural heritage while it opens up to the world, Bhutan could have important lessons for us all
Download or read book Royal Bhutan written by Ram Rahul and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Bhutan Based on Buddhism written by C. T. Dorji and published by Sangay Xam. This book was released on 1994 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sikhim Bhutan written by John Claude White and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sources of Bhutanese History written by C. T. Dorji and published by Spotlight Poets. This book was released on 2004 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Chhoekay-English Dictionary To Be Published.
Download or read book A History of Bhutan written by Ministry of Social Services. Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Bhutan written by Einar Felix Hansen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-05-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the fascinating history of Bhutan, a small Himalayan kingdom nestled between India and China. In this comprehensive book, we take you on a journey through the ancient and medieval times of Bhutan, from the early settlements to the arrival of Buddhism and the emergence of the first kingdoms. You'll discover how the monarchy was established and how the dual system of governance and the penlop system played critical roles in shaping Bhutan's political landscape. You'll also learn about the Bhutan-Tibet and Bhutan-India relationships and their impact on the country's history. We delve into Bhutan's economy, the role of agriculture, and the impact of education on the country's development. We also explore the implementation of the Gross National Happiness philosophy, the role of Buddhism in Bhutanese society, and the country's traditional arts, crafts, festivals, and celebrations. With its rich history and deep-rooted traditions, Bhutan is truly a remarkable country that is worth exploring. Whether you're a student of history, a traveler seeking to explore the culture of Bhutan, or simply curious about this incredible country, this book is a must-read. So come along on this journey through Bhutan's past and present and discover the magic of the land of the thunder dragon.
