Social and Political History of Nepal

Part I (the Geography Of Nepal -- The People Of Nepal -- Society And Religion -- The Nepalese Personality -- Art And Literature -- Communications -- Trade And Commerce -- The Army And The Government -- Land Administration -- Women In Nepal -- Rituals, Family Life, Food Habits And Dress -- Music, Dance And Drama) -- Appendices (descriptive Account Of The Main Tribes And Races Of Nepal -- The Gorkhas Of The Indian Army). Part Ii (early History Of Nepal -- The Expansion And The Containment Of The Gorkhas -- Nepal And The East India Company -- Rule By The Queens (1816-45) And The Ranas (1846-1951) -- The Beginnings Of Political Awakening -- King Tribhuwan's Revolution And The Quest For Parliamentary Democracy -- King Mahendra Opts For King's Rule -- King Birendra's Legacy Of The Partyless Panchayats -- Nepal In The Nineteen-eighties -- A New Beginning) -- Appendices (nepal's Relations With India -- Select Statistical Data). B.d. Sanwal. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [221]-225) And Index.