Day: June 10, 2007

Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya (Book)

(Zurich/Pacheco, University Press of Kentucky, 2006) Book description… “A sweeping overview of the geography, economics, politics, and culture of this spectacular region, the Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya is the first full-color, comprehensive atlas of contemporary land and life in the Earth’s highest mountains. Drawing from the authors’ twenty-five years of scholarship and personal experience in the region, the volume contains a stunning and unique collection of informative maps based on state-of-the-art cartography, exquisite photography, […]

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Customs & Etiquette of Nepal (Book)

I spotted this pocket-sized little fella at a bookstore in Walnut Creek while I waited for the “Mac Genius” to resuscitate my computer. Geared toward people with even lower reading comprehension skills than I, the book is sort of an Ultra Super Extra Lite version of the Nepal “country study” that was sponsored by the U.S. Army. But I did learn some things: What’s the national weapon of Nepal? According to the 1991 census, how […]

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Nepal and Bhutan: Country Studies (Book)

Book description: Prepared by Library of Congress, Federal Research Division. Research completed September 1991. Describes and analyzes the history, politics, economics, sociology, and national security systems of two Asian countries, Nepal and Bhutan. Also includes maps, photographs, bibliographies, a glossary and an index. My thoughts: Sponsored by the U.S. Army and written primarily for — um — diplomats, the book’s got a mondo section on Nepal’s national security. Still, overall it seems objective. It’s a […]

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