Battles of the New Republic a Contemporary History of Nepal by Prashant Jha

Battles of the New Republic a Contemporary History of Nepal by Prashant Jha

Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal is a story of Nepal's transformation from war to peace, monarchy to republic, a Hindu kingdom to a secular state, and a unitary to a potentially federal state.

Part-reportage, part-history, part-analysis, part-memoir, and part-biography of the key characters, the book breaks new ground in political writing from the region. With access to the most powerful leaders in the country as well as diplomats, it gives an unprecedented glimpse into Kathmandu's high politics. But this is coupled with ground-level reportage on the lives of ordinary citizens of the hills and the plains, striving for a democratic, just and equitable society.

It tracks the hard grind of political negotiations at the heart of the instability in Nepal. It traces the rise of a popular rebellion, its integration into the mainstream, and its steady decline. It investigates Nepal's status as a partly-sovereign country, and reveals India's overwhelming role. It examines the angst of having to prove one's loyalties to one's own country, and exposes the Hindu hill upper-caste dominated power structures.

Battles of the New Republic is a story of the deepening of democracy, of the death of a dream, and of that fundamental political dilemma - who exercises power, to what end, and for whose benefit.

Prashant Jha is an Associate Editor at Hindustan Times. He has extensively covered Nepal's political transformation over the past decade, and was a political columnist for the country's leading dailies. Born in Kathmandu, he now lives in New Delhi.

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ISBN 13	9789382277996
ISBN 10	9382277994
Titre	Battles of the New Republic a Contemporary History of Nepal
Auteur	Prashant Jha
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Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Aleph Book Company
Année de publication	2017-01-01
Nombre de pages	386
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