SINHAS Special Issue on Nepal Geographies
The latest issue of SINHAS on ‘Nepal Geographies’ is now out in print. The Editorial note and Introduction are available below.
STUDIES IN NEPALI HISTORY AND SOCIETY
ISSN: 1025-5109
Volume 25 No. 1 June 2020
CONTENTS
SINHAS is 25!
Page 1–2
Special Theme: Nepal Geographies
Guest edited by
Elsie Lewison, Galen Murton, Dinesh Paudel and Katharine Rankin
Articles
Elsie Lewison, Galen Murton, Dinesh Paudel and Katharine Rankin
Introduction: Nepal Geographies
Pages 3–14
Elsie Lewison and Galen Murton
Geographical Scholarship in Nepal: Sustainability, Infrastructure, Disaster and Power
Pages 15–58
Motilal Ghimire
Landscape Characteristics and Cultural Processes in the Siwalik Hills: A Geographical Perspective
Pages 59–109
Sierra Gladfelter
Displacing Disasters: The Politics of Localized Struggles to (Re)position River Training Infrastructure and (Re)distribute Vulnerability along Nepal’s Lower Karnali Riverbanks
Pages 111–142
Nadine Plachta
Narrating Disasters: The Complexities of Citizenship and Belonging in Times of Crisis
Pages 143–173
Commentaries
CK Lal
The Story of Birganj: The Emergence, Disruption and Continuity of Cities in the Madhes
Pages 175–207
Dinesh Paudel and Katharine Rankin
Decolonizing Development: An Agenda for Nepal Geographies
Pages 209–224
John Metz
Remembering P.P. Karan as Geographer, Scholar, Teacher, and Friend
Pages 225–232
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Lecture
Seira Tamang
Beyond Respectability to Demanding Respect: The Work of Meena Acharya
Pages 233–250
Review Essay
Prem Poddar
Darjeeling/Kalimpong: Rethinking Pasts and Futures
Pages 251–263
Book Reviews
Four book reviews
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