LEADER 03124nam 22006493u 450 001 9910823129103321 005 20230721010156.0 010 $a1-282-71334-5 010 $a9786612713347 010 $a0-7391-5865-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000018986 035 $a(EBL)616401 035 $a(OCoLC)700699581 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000424851 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12209734 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424851 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10474783 035 $a(PQKB)11353898 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC616401 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000018986 100 $a20130527d2007|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aParadise Lost?$b[electronic resource] $eState Failure in Nepal 210 $aLanham $cLexington Books$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (235 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-4664-5 327 $aContents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Nepal Timeline: 1768-2006; Introduction: Understanding the Crisis in Nepal and State Failure; Chapter 01. State Formation and Political Transition in Nepal (1768-2005); Chapter 02. Ethnicity and Politics in Nepal; Chapter 03. Economic Crisis and the Lack of Performance Legitimacy; Chapter 04. Maoist Insurgency and the Militarization of the Nepali Polity and Society; Chapter 05. Popular Uprising 2006; Chapter 06. Problems and Prospects; Appendix 1: Nepal: The Fundamentals; Appendix 2: Memorandum from UNPF to the Prime Minister 327 $aAppendix 3: Unofficial Translation of the Letter of Understanding between the Seven-Party Coalition and the Communist Party of NepalAppendix 4: Unofficial Translation of the Eight-Point Agreement between SPA and the CPN (M); Bibliography; Index; About the Authors 330 $aParadise Lost? examines the state-society relationships in Nepal and demonstrates that the nature of the state, disjuncture between the state and the society, and the rupture of the ideological hegemony of the ruling class of Nepal have created a situation where existing institutional frameworks are disintegrating and the state is unraveling rapidly. 606 $aLegitimacy of governments -- Nepal 606 $aNepal - Politics and government - 606 $aNepal -- Politics and government -- 21st century 606 $aPolitical culture -- Nepal 606 $aPolitical stability - Nepal 606 $aPolitical stability -- Nepal 615 4$aLegitimacy of governments -- Nepal. 615 4$aNepal - Politics and government -. 615 4$aNepal -- Politics and government -- 21st century. 615 4$aPolitical culture -- Nepal. 615 4$aPolitical stability - Nepal. 615 4$aPolitical stability -- Nepal. 676 $a320.95496 676 $a954.96 700 $aRiaz$b Ali$f1958-$0573687 701 $aBasu$b Subho$01664345 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823129103321 996 $aParadise Lost$94022313 997 $aUNINA