| Author | : Steven K. Berry |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : |
Hidden Bhutan
| Author | : Martin Uitz |
| Publisher | : Haus Pub. |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Bhutan |
| ISBN | : 9781905791439 |
Martin Uitz, a renowned expert on Bhutan, describes how the Bhutanese, in pursuit of the principle of 'Gross National Happiness', are carefully moving towards a more modern future, including a constitution and democracy, whilst preserving their traditional society and conserving the environment.
In the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon
| Author | : Joanna Lumley |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 159 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Bhutan |
| ISBN | : 9780563383291 |
Treasures of the Thunder Dragon
| Author | : Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Consort of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan) |
| Publisher | : Penguin Books India |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Bhutan |
| ISBN | : 9780670999019 |
Author's personal memoirs, travelogue, history and folklore of Bhutan.
From the Land of the Thunder Dragon
| Author | : Diana K. Myers |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Fabrics |
| ISBN | : 9781932476422 |
Covers various aspects of Bhutan's textiles and weaving heritage, from the central role of women to fibres, dyes and looms, to the functioning of beautiful cloth as an item of trade and an indicator of historical change and social identity. This book reveals the richness, originality and striking beauty of Bhutanese textiles. This volume, first published in 1994 (now reprinted in 2008) in conjunction with a special exhibition organized by the Peabody Essex Museum of Salem, Massachusetts, covers all aspects of Bhutan's textiles and weaving heritage, from
The History of Bhutan
| Author | : Karma Phuntsho |
| Publisher | : Haus Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 830 |
| Release | : 2014-08-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1908323590 |
In 2008, Bhutan triumphantly took the stage as the world’s youngest democracy. But despite its growing prominence—and rising scholarly interest in the country—Bhutan remains one of the least studied, and least well-known places on the planet. Karma Phuntsho’s The History of Bhutan is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of Bhutan in English. Along with a detailed social and political analysis, it offers substantive discussions of Bhutan’s geography and culture; the result is the clearest, richest account of this nation and its history ever published for general readers. A 2015 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner
Bhutan
| Author | : Francoise Pommaret |
| Publisher | : Odyssey Books & Maps |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Bhutan |
| ISBN | : 9789622177024 |
On the rooftop of the world, shoe-horned into the Grand Himalayas, Bhutanor Thunder Dragonis a fiercely independent kingdom. Isolated, charming, peaceful and religious, the Bhutanese are a pragmatic, sensitive people who take from the West what will benef
