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Bhutan : aspects of culture and development

This book was copied from the amazing and wonderful PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset, a labor of love by two dedicated and talented historians. We encourage you to visit them, and subscribe to their list for updates on new books as they are uploaded. · 216 pages : 21 cm · A collection of essays on Bhutan · Papers selected from a conference: "Bhutan: a Traditional Order and the Forces of Change," held at the School of Oriental and African studies, London University in March 1993 · Includes bibliographical references and index · Decentralisation and development in medieval and modern Bhutan / Karma Ura -- The growth of Bhutanese diplomacy, 1961-91 / Thierry Mathou -- Language policy in Bhutan / George van Driem -- Religion in Bhutan I, the sacred and the obscene / Sonam Chhoki -- Religion in Bhutan II, the formation of a world-view / Michael Kowalewski -- Bhutan's human settlements / Marc Dujardin -- Textiles in Bhutan I, way of life and identity symbol / Françoise Pommaret -- Textiles in Bhutan II, cloth, gender and society / Diana K. Myers

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