In the kingdom of the thunder dragon : happiness, history, and environment in a changing Bhutan / Betsy Bolton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolton, Betsy, author.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

ASIANetwork books.

ASIANetwork books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bhutan--History.

Bhutan.

Bhutan--Description and travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Massachusetts : Lever Press, [2025]

Summary:

In the first book-length study of its kind, In the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon explores the tensions and contradictions of Bhutan's rapid political and economic transformation from the perspective of a Fulbright scholar helping start a new master's program in the remote east of the country. Mingling personal narrative with historical context to engage undergraduate students and general readers, In the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon explores Bhutan's Vajrayana Buddhist heritage and ongoing embrace of tradition alongside development, the country's newly minted democracy amidst a complicated history of citizenship and belonging, and the challenges the nation faces in a period of increasing globalization. Betsy Bolton further explores Bhutan's recent events surrounding the 1990s expulsion of the Lhotshampa people and the development of GNH in the early 2000s. From here, Bolton illuminates how these historical narratives and issues have impacted Bhutanese citizens and students through stories gathered at educational and artistic institutions, festivals and community events. In the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon is a fresh, accessible approach to Bhutanese history and will interest general readers as well as scholars of Asia, history, economics, sociology, and environmental studies.

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ISBN:

1-64315-083-9

OCLC:

1520625665

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access