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Anthropology

The science of human beings especially : the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture. Anthropology of Tibet and the Himalayas provides an overview of the various peoples who inhabit one of the most remote and fascinating areas of the earth. This course explores Tibetan societies from anthropological and historical viewpoints, with an emphasis on the politics of ethnicity in a rapidly changing world.
  • Syamukapu-The Lhasa Newars of Kalimpong and Kathmandu

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    Syamukapu is a personal account about Bhajuratna and his son Gyan Jyoti. The book stretches over a period of 122 years, from 1882 to 2004 and unfol...

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  • A complete Book of Singing Bowls, Frank Perry

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    A complete Book of Singing Bowls by Frank Perry HIMALAYAN SOUND REVELATION This is simply the widest study of the secred instruments of the Tibetan...

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  • Taste of Nepal-Winner of Best Foreign Cuisine Book 2008

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    One of very few Nepali Cookbooks on the market, Taste of Nepal is a thorough and comprehensive guide to this cuisine, featuring more than 350 authe...

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  • A Brief Introduction to Buddhist Deities in Thangka by Lama P. Pakhrin

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    The traditional of Thangka painting was just outset in Tibet and now is not confined only within Tibet and Tibetan community but those who adopted ...

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  • Vernacular Religion by David N. Gellner

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    Cultural Politics, Community Belonging, and personal Practice in the UK's Nepali Diaspora Nepalis in the UK are one of Britain’s newest ethnic min...

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  • A New Dawn - Mamata Pant Mishra

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    A New Dawn - Mamata Pant Mishra Love, temptation, and desire are some of the most remarkable human feelings. These feelings are healthy when kept ...

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  • A Different Face and other Tales

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    A Different Face and other Tales by D.S. Kansakar Hilker Nothing can be more annoying than trying to convince my fellow countrymen, that i am also...

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  • Reply from Tibet by Dharma Ratna Yami

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    Reply from Tibet This book written by late Dharma Ratna Yami, who has over two-dozen books to his credit published in several languages covering u...

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  • Voices in the Dark - A century of classic Nepali short stories about Women

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    Voices in the Dark - A century of classic Nepali short stories about Women Translated by Ann Hunkins ANN HUNKINS is a writer's dream - she transla...

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  • The Newars of Sikkim - Reinventing Language, Culture, and Identity in the Diaspora

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    The Newars of Sikkim - Reinventing Language, Culture, and Identity in the Diaspora This monograph presents not only an ethnographic description bu...

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The science of human beings especially : the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture. Anthropology of Tibet and the Himalayas provides an overview of the various peoples who inhabit one of the most remote and fascinating areas of the earth. This course explores Tibetan societies from anthropological and historical viewpoints, with an emphasis on the politics of ethnicity in a rapidly changing world.