{"product_id":"9781849044592-battles-of-the-new-republic-a-contemporary-history-of-nepal","title":"Jha Prashant - Battles Of The New Republic A Contemporary History Of Nepal - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Battles Of The New Republic A Contemporary History Of Nepal\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Jha Prashant\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: C Hurst \u0026amp; Co Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781849044592\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 288 Pages, 12 Illustrations, Black And White\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 1\/1\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Asian History","brand":"Jha Prashant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51337299525937,"sku":"IN-G-9781849044592","price":37.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781849044592.jpg?v=1746971304","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781849044592-battles-of-the-new-republic-a-contemporary-history-of-nepal","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}