Author: William Wilson HunterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Life of Brian Houghton Hodgson, British Resident at the Court of Nepal
Author: William Wilson HunterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Life of Brian Houghton Hodgson
Author: William Wilson HunterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The Origins of Himalayan Studies
Author: David M. WaterhousePublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415312158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
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.
A Himalayan Ornithologist
Author: Mark CockerPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This book describes the ornithological work of the remarkable naturalist, scholar and administrator, Brian Houghton Hodgson. Born in 1800, Hodgson was for many years British Resident in Katmandu, where he described or collected over 120 species of birds new to science. To document his discoveries, he trained a team of Nepalese artists to produce water-color plates for a projected work on the birds of the Himalayas. Though this was never completed, the superb collection of paintings remains and is now in the possession of the Zoological Society of London. Of the plates selected for this volume, most have never been published before.
The Prisoner of Kathmandu
Author: Charles AllenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781910376119
Category : Asianists
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Prisoner of Kathmandu is the story of Brian Hodgson, Britain's "father of Himalayan studies." Born in 1801, Hodgson joined the Bengal Civil Service as a privileged but sickly young man. Posted to Kathmandu as a junior political officer, he initially felt isolated and trapped as he struggled to keep peace between the fiercely independent mountain kingdom and the British East India Company. Ultimately, his efforts were rewarded with an enduring friendship between Nepal and the United Kingdom. More than a biography of Hodgson and a study of political relations between countries, this book is also an in-depth look at the western Orientalist movement driven by the European Enlightenment. Hodgson, who studied Tibetan and Nepalese Buddhism, soon took interest in Nepal's biodiversity and the region's peoples and geography. He was also a key player in the struggle between those hoping to reshape India along British lines and those working to preserve local culture. Though overlooked in his own lifetime, Hodgson was later recognized as a major figure in Asian studies, a leader whose achievements have contributed to anthropology, ethnology, and natural history. The extraordinary story of an extraordinary man, The Prisoner of Kathmandu sets the record straight while illuminating the history of Asian studies in the West.
Life of Brian Houghton Hodgson
Author: William Wilson HunterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Secret Garden
Author: Hodgson B.F.Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5521055061
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : ru
Pages : 237
Book Description
«Таинственный сад» – любимая классика для читателей всех возрастов, жемчужина творчества Фрэнсис Ходжсон Бернетт, роман о заново открытой радости жизни и магии силы. Мэри Леннокс, жестокое и испорченное дитя высшего света, потеряв родителей в Индии, возвращается в Англию, на воспитание к дяде-затворнику в его поместье. Однако дядя находится в постоянных отъездах, и Мэри начинает исследовать округу, в ходе чего делает много открытий, в том числе находит удивительный маленький сад, огороженный стеной, вход в который почему-то запрещен. Отыскав ключ и потайную дверцу, девочка попадает внутрь. Но чьи тайны хранит этот загадочный садик? И нужно ли знать то, что находится под запретом?.. Впрочем, это не единственный секрет в поместье...
The Status of Nepal's Mammals
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation biology
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Sponsored by many international agencies.
Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre
Author: Lalita du PerronPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134159927
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. Du Perron examines Thumi Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a primarily linguistic perspective.
Life of Brian Houghton Hodgson. British Resident at the Court of Nepal, Member of the Institute of France; Fellow of the Royal Society; a Vice-President of the Royal Asiatic Society, Etc
Author: William Wilson Sir HunterPublisher:
ISBN: 9781348216025
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description