This updated and expanded new edition continues the theme of the first edition of
emphasizing the substantial growth of street gangs throughout the world. Although a …

At the turn of the millennium, Nepal was the world's last remaining Hindu kingdom. Even the
most skeptical of observers could hardly imagine that the institution of the monarchy could …

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the interrelationship between long-standing caste
discrimination in Nepal, its vicious circle of impact upon the Dalit groups and the changes …

An interdisciplinary study was conducted in the Kailash Sacred Landscape region in north-
western Nepal, to explore opportunities for, and barriers to, sustainable tourism as an …

Climate change raises the risk on food security, alters the cropping pattern, and secondly, it
also plays the triggering role to widen inequality. The South Asian region is home to nearly …

By investigating Sri Lanka as a case study, this book examines whether democracy,
compared to authoritarianism, is conducive to post-war reconciliation. The research …

Countries emerging from armed conflict often experience heightened violence and youth
gang activity. Following the signing of peace accords with the Revolutionary Armed Forces …

The borders of Nepal were consolidated in the aftermath of the Anglo-Nepalese War (1815–
16). What gradually emerged was a landlocked country in a uniquely precarious position …

Public policy has often been talked about perfunctorily in the state and non-state platforms in
Nepal. However, it suffers from the lack of widely shared meaning, connotations and …

Many countries experience massive aid surges when civil wars end. However, operational
contexts tend to remain particularly sensitive due to a combination of persisting local-level …