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Probably the best known,
and to their adversaries
the most feared, body of
fighting men in the
British Army, Gurkhas
were first recruited to
serve the British Crown
200 years ago in 1815 and
for all those years their
signature weapon has
remained the Kukri. In
that time, these young
men, from the Nepalese
hills, have fought in
all the major wars where
the British Army has been
deployed. Winning an
extraordinary number of
medals for bravery, the
Regiment has also won an
extraordinary romantic
place in the hearts of
British people. In 2015,
there will be major
celebrations to
commemorate the 200th
Anniversary of Gurkha
service to the British
Crown. This book,
written by Major General
J C Lawrence CBE, with a
foreword by HRH The
Prince of Wales and an
introduction by Joanna
Lumley OBE, is the
complete visual history
of Britain`s Gurkhas and
the mystique that
surrounds them. As Field
Marshall Sam Manekshaw,
former Chief of Staff of
the Indian Army once
said, ”If a man says
he is not afraid of
dying, he is either
lying or is a Gurkha.”
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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.
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This book documents the
land, the lives and
experiences of the
inhabitants through the
lens.The photographs here
capture the beauty of
Nepal and its people;
reflecting the hardship
of many, including
former Gurkhas and
portrays the days
immediately after the
25th April 2015
Earthquake in the
epicentre villages.This
title documents life in
Nepal before and after
the quake by a
photographer who knows
the land and the people.
Contains imagery of the
aftermath and subsequent
rebuilding.
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”White Water Nepal”
is probably the most
iconic and famous rivers
guidebook in the world of
international kayaking
and rafting, and it is
the book that you will
find on every
international river
runner`s bookshelf or
wish list. This new and
thoroughly updated third
edition opens the doors
to the exhilarating joys
of Himalayan river
running. Nepal has become
one of the world`s top
destinations for white
water kayaking and
rafting, and this new
edition reflects this
with updates from many
Nepali top river runners
and also contributions
from celebrity
international river
runners. The new edition
has detailed and updated
descriptions of all the
major rivers of Nepal and
over 2300km of paddling.
There are over 100 maps,
hydrographs, river
profiles, photos and
drawings by some of
Nepal`s best artists.
There is extensive travel
and logistics advice and
the medical sections have
been widely acclaimed by
Expedition Doctors.
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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.
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Throughout 1949 and 1950
H.W. `Bill` Tilman
mounted pioneering
expeditions to Nepal and
its Himalayan mountains,
taking advantage of some
of the first access to
the country for Western
travellers in the 20th
century. Tilman and his
party-including a certain
Sherpa Tenzing
Norgay-trekked into the
Kathmandu Valley and on
to the Langtang region,
where the highs and lows
began. They first
explored the Ganesh
Himal, before moving on
to the Jugal Himal and
the following season
embarking on an ambitious
trip to Annapurna and
Everest. Manaslu was
their first objective,
but left to `better men`,
and Annapurna IV very
nearly climbed instead
but for bad weather which
dogged the whole
expedition. Needless to
say, Tilman was leading
some very lightweight
expeditions into some
seriously heavyweight
mountains. After the
Annapurna adventure
Tilman headed to Everest
with-among others-Dr
Charles Houston.
Approaching from the
delights of Namche
Bazaar, the party made
progress up the flanks of
Pumori to gaze as best
they could into the
Western Cwm, and at the
South Col and South-East
Ridge approach to the
summit of Everest.His
observations were both
optimistic and
pessimistic: `One cannot
write off the south side
as impossible until the
approach from the head of
the West Cwm to this
remarkably airy col has
been seen.` But then of
the West Cwm: `A trench
overhung by these two
tremendous walls might
easily become a grave for
any party which pitched
its camp there.` Nepal
Himalaya presents
Tilman`s favourite
sketches, encounters
with endless yetis,
trouble with the porters,
his obsessive
relationship with alcohol
and issues with the food.
And so Tilman departs
Nepal for the last time
proper with these
retiring words: `If a man
feels he is failing to
achieve this stern
standard he should
perhaps withdraw from a
field of such high
endeavour as the
Himalaya.`
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This fully updated
edition of Birds of Nepal
is the most comprehensive
guide to the birds of
this beautiful Himalayan
country. The texts have
been completely
re-written for this
edition and many of the
illustrations have been
replaced. In addition,
maps have been included
for the first time. Every
species recorded in Nepal
is covered, including
vagrants, with accurate
distribution maps for
most species. 142 colour
plates are featured,
illustrating more than
790 species with text on
facing pages for quick
and easy reference. The
comprehensive text covers
identification, voice,
habits, habitats,
altitudinal range,
distribution and status.
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£35.00
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