About the Author

T. Louise Brown is Lecturer in East Asian Studies, The Japan Centre, and Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Humanities, University of Birmingham.

Reviews

`This is an excellent new book on Nepal which both succinctly digests existing literature on the political history of the country and provides fresh insights into the prospects for democracy ... [It] is an extremely comprehensive, well written and stimulating book which is probably the best introduction to Nepali politics available today.' - David Page of the BBC World Service, International Affairs