The Origins of Himalayan Studies

The Origins of Himalayan Studies
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781134383641
ISBN-13 : 1134383649
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Book Synopsis The Origins of Himalayan Studies by : David Waterhouse

Download or read book The Origins of Himalayan Studies written by David Waterhouse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-10-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Hodgson lived in Nepal from 1820 to 1843 during which time he wrote and published extensively on Nepalese culture, religion, natural history, architecture, ethnography and linguistics. Contributors from leading historians of Nepal and South Asia and from specialists in Buddhist studies, art history, linguistics, ornithology and ethnography, critically examine Hodgson's life and achievement within the context of his contribution to scholarship. Many of the drawings photographed for this book have not previously been published.


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