The challenge to democracy in Nepal : a political history / T. Louise Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, T. Louise, 1963-

Series:

Politics in Asia series.

Politics in Asia series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Panchayat--Nepal.

Panchayat.

Monarchy--Nepal.

Monarchy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1990 Nepal's Peoples Movement reduced King Birendra from an absolute ruler to a constitutional monarch. This book is the first academic analysis of these events and places the 'revolution' of 1990 within the context of Nepali history.Louise Brown examines the background to Nepal's recent upheavals as well as covering the country's ealy history and its continuing problems of national integration. The previous, unsuccessful, democratic experiment and the nature of monarchical rule are discussed within an analysis of Nepal's social and economic modernisation. The evolution of political parties

Contents:

""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Traditional Nepal""; ""The restoration of monarchical rule""; ""Society and politics in the Panchayat System""; ""King Birendra and the reformed Panchayat System""; ""The Jana Andolan""; ""The interim government""; ""Democratic Nepal""; ""Conclusion: The prospects for democracy in Nepal""; ""Postscript""; ""List of interviewees""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-134-88532-6

1-134-88533-4

1-280-32139-3

0-203-41964-2

9780203419649

OCLC:

252778530