Kathmandu

Author : Thomas Bell
Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910376396
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kathmandu written by Thomas Bell and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest cities of the Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal, is a unique blend of thousand-year-old cultural practices and accelerated urban development. In this book, Thomas Bell recounts his experiences from his many years in the city—exploring in the process the rich history of Kathmandu and its many instances of self-reinvention. Closed to the outside world until 1951 and trapped in a medieval time warp, Kathmandu is, as Bell argues, a jewel of the art world, a carnival of sexual license, a hotbed of communist revolution, a paradigm of failed democracy, a case study in bungled western intervention, and an environmental catastrophe. In important ways, Kathmandu’s rapid modernization can be seen as an extreme version of what is happening in other traditional societies. Bell also discusses the ramifications of the recent Nepal earthquake. A comprehensive look at a top global destination, Kathmandu is an entertaining and accessible chronicle for anyone eager to learn more about this fascinating city.

Author : Cam Simpson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062449737
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Girl from Kathmandu written by Cam Simpson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice The shocking story of the massacre of a group of Nepalese men working as Defense contractors for the United States Government during the Iraq War, and the widow who dedicated her life to finding justice for her husband and the other victims—a riveting tale of courageous heroes, corporate war profiteers, international business, exploitation, trafficking, and human rights in the age of global capitalism that reveals how modern power truly works. In August of 2004, twelve men left their village in Nepal for jobs at a five-star luxury hotel in Amman, Jordan. They had no idea that they had actually been hired for sub-contract work on an American military base in Iraq. But fate took an even darker turn when the dozen men were kidnapped and murdered by Islamic extremists. Their gruesome deaths were captured in one of the first graphic execution videos disseminated on the web—the largest massacre of contractors during the war. Compounding the tragedy, their deaths received little notice. Why were these men, from a remote country far removed from the war, in Iraq? How had they gotten there? Who were they working for? Consumed by these questions, award-winning investigative journalist Cam Simpson embarked on a journey to find answers, a decade-long odyssey that would uncover a web of evil spanning the globe—and trigger a chain of events involving one brave young widow, three indefatigable human rights lawyers, and a formidable multinational corporation with deep governmental ties. A heart-rending, page-turning narrative that moves from the Himalayas to the Middle East to Houston and culminates in an epic court battle, The Girl from Kathmandu is a story of death and life—of the war in Iraq, the killings of the twelve Nepalese, a journalist determined to uncover the truth, and a trio of human rights lawyers dedicated to finding justice. At its heart is one unforgettable young woman, Kamala Magar, who found the courage to face the influential men who sent her husband to his death—a model of strength hope, bravery, and an unbreakable spirit who reminds us of the power we all have to make a difference.

Author : Manjushree Thapa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789382277002
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forget Kathmandu written by Manjushree Thapa and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's impression on the political conditions in Nepal post 2001 while travelling through the affected areas of political strife.

Author : Samrat Upadhyay
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547526210
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arresting God in Kathmandu written by Samrat Upadhyay and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “a major new talent” come short stories set in modern Nepal, about arranged marriages, forbidden desires, and the universal yearning for human connection (Amitav Ghosh). Set in a city where gods are omnipresent, privacy is elusive, and family defines identity, these are stories of men and women caught between their own needs and the demands of their society and culture. Psychologically rich and astonishingly acute, with “a masterful narrative style” (Ian MacMillan), Arresting God in Kathmandu introduces a potent new voice in contemporary fiction. “Upadhyay brings to readers the flavor of Nepal and its culture in this impressive collection of nine short stories. Like Ha Jin’s Bridegroom, Upadhyay’s stories portray the lives of simple yet psychologically complex characters and reveal much about the universal human condition in us all. . . . Upadhyay’s stories leave the reader with much food for thought and will make a good choice for book discussion groups.” —Library Journal

Author : Kim Stanley Robinson
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466862211
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Escape from Kathmandu written by Kim Stanley Robinson and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kim Stanley Robinson's Escape From Kathmandu is a light-hearted fantasy tribute to the world of extreme mountain climbing follows the adventures of two American expatriates living in Nepal. Living in the city of Kathmandu in the Kingdom of Nepal are dozens of American and British expatriates who are in love with the Himalayas. George Fergusson is one of them--he works as a trek guide for "Take You Higher, Ltd.", leading groups of tourists into the back country and occasionally assisting on serious climbs. George "Freds" Fredericks is another--a tall, easy-going American who converted to Buddhism while in college. He visited Nepal one year and never went home. The adventures started when George and Freds got together over the capture of a Yeti--an abominable snowman--by a scientific expedition. The thought of such a wild and mysterious creature in captivity--in prison--was too much for them to bear. And in freeing the Yeti, a great partnership was born. George and Freds will go on to greater heights as they explore the mysteries of Nepal, from Shangri-La to Kathmandu's governmental bureaucracy. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Pico Iyer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN 13 : 9780747551201
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Video Night in Kathmandu written by Pico Iyer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. This book was released on 2001 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mohawk haircuts in Bali. In Guangzhou in the New China a buffeteria serving dishes called Yes, Sir, Cheese My Baby , A Legitimate Beef , and Ike and Tuna Turner . In Japan, a madder-than-ever baseball madness (favourite team: Yomiuri Giants), while the Japanese enact their own unfathomable rites against postcard-perfect backdrops of suburban America. But in Lhasa, the horrendous age-old ceremonial of Celebration Burial endures& When Pico Iyer born in England of India parents, at home both in East and West and now settled in Japan set out to explore the East, he was wholly aware that the international pop culture has already arrived at some of the remotest reaches of the Asian continent. But he was unprepared for the bizarre mixture of old and new, calculation and innocence, illusion and disillusion that he found and brilliantly recaptures in Video Night in Kathmandu.

Author : Bernadette McDonald
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 0898868009
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I'll Call You in Kathmandu written by Bernadette McDonald and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Elizabeth Hawley, an American woman on her own in Nepal for more than four decades, celebrated as the official chronicler of Himalayan expedition climbing.

Author : Thomas Bell
Publisher : Random House India
ISBN 13 : 8184006462
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kathmandu written by Thomas Bell and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathmandu is the greatest city of the Himalayas—a unique survival of cultural practices that died out in India 1000 years ago. It is a carnival of sexual licence and hypocrisy, a jewel of world art, a hotbed of communist revolution, a paradigm of failed democracy, a case study in bungled Western intervention and an environmental catastrophe. Closed to the outside world until 1951 and trapped in a medieval time warp, Kathmandu’s rapid modernization is an extreme version of what is happening elsewhere in many traditional societies. The many layers of the city’s developments are reflected in the successive generations of its gods and goddesses, witches and ghosts, the comforts of caste, the ethos of aristocracy and kingship and, of late, the destabilizing spirits of consumer aspiration, individuality, egalitarianism, communism and democracy. Kathmandu follows the author’s story over a decade in the city and unravels the city’s history through successive reinventions of itself. Erudite, entertaining and accessible, this is the distinctive chronicle of a fascinating city.

Author : Prakash A. Raj
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kathmandu & the Kingdom of Nepal written by Prakash A. Raj and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gerry Virtue
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0980635799
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kathmandu, the Novel written by Gerry Virtue and published by Australian Self Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mountains of Nepal, a young boy, Ashok, flees Maoist violence in his village. Sadananda, an old Kathmandu holy man, takes him in and teaches him how to survive in the city. Five years pass, and Andrew, an aid worker, is accidentally given a cryptic, confidential letter in his Kathmandu hotel. He quickly becomes the target of menacing figures, including Merrick, an urbane, dangerous Englishman. As the hunt intensifies, Andrew meets Ashok and his English friend, Kate, who take him to Sadananda for advice. While he considers the problem, the old sadhu distracts them with tales of the ancient Himalayas: how a primeval lake became the Kathmandu Valley; how the Buddha’s disciple overcame murderous robbers in the Great Forest; and how a Kathmandu prince escaped Nepal to forge an alliance with the king of Tibet and regain his throne. But when Ashok goes missing, Andrew is plunged into a frightening world of conspiracy and deception