Dawn of Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Kingdoms - The 20th Century

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Eastern Himalayan Kingdoms: Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan 3. Dream of Democracy in The Eastern Himalayan Kingdoms 4. Darjeeling, the Fulcrum of the Nepalese Renaissance 5. Democratic Movement in Sikkim and Sikkim State Congress 6. Nepali Congress, Muktivahini and Democratic Experiment in Nepal 7. Bhutan State Congress: A Premature Democratic Experiment 8. Democratic Experiments and Reassertion of The Feudal Order

About the author

Awadhesh C. Sinha has been a professor of Social Sciences at Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, Indian Institutes of Technology, Kanpur and Delhi, India. He has also served as the Dean, School of Social Sciences, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong and as a former ICSSR National Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi.

Summary

This book traces the beginnings of democracy in the three Himalayan kingdoms of Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan. A comprehensive analysis of an unexplored chapter in South Asian history, it will be of interest to scholars and researchers of international relations, politics, South Asian studies, area studies, especially Nepal and Himalayan studies.

Product details

• Authors: Awadhesh C. Sinha
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138550407
• ISBN: 978-1-138-55040-7
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Nepal and Himalayan Studies; Nepal and Himalayan Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; History, Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, Politics and government, Asian History, Elections & referenda, Regional Geography, Political leaders and leadership, Political structure and processes, Political parties and party platforms, Elections and referenda / suffrage