Studies in Nepali History and Society (SINHAS): Vol.22 No.2 December 2017
Author: Editors: Pratyoush Onta, Mark Liechty, Seira Tamang, Tatsuro Fujikura, Lokranjan Parajuli, Yogesh Raj; Associate Editors: Sanjog Rupakheti, Mallika Shakya
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CONTENTS

Articles
Bandana Gyawali
Nepal’s Pre-bikas Encounters with the West: Sabhyata and Unnati as Precursors to Development
Pages 227–260

Mandip Rai
Financial Institutions: Old and New Sahujis in Rural Nepal
Pages 261–282

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Special Theme: Disasters
Yogesh Raj
Introduction
Pages 283–286

Tirthankar Roy
Natural Disasters in South Asia: Does History Matter?
Pages 287–299

Abha Singh
State Response to Disasters in Medieval India
Pages 301–320

Eleonor Marcussen
Town Planning after the 1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake: Earthquake Safety, Colonial Improvements and the Restructuring of Urban Space in Bihar
Pages 321–354

Commentary
Mahesh Raj Maharjan, Srijana Prajapati, Tulsilal Basukala and Yogesh Raj
Materials, Technology and Regulation in Building Construction in Nepal
Pages 355–397

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Notes from the Archive
Shamik Mishra and Yogesh Raj
Gayalal Papers, 1940–1969 v.s.: Life at a Low Rung in XIX Century Military Bureaucracy
Pages 399–470

Book Reviews
Howard, Christopher. 2017. Mobile Lifeworlds: An Ethnography of Tourism and Pilgrimage in the Himalayas, reviewed by Benjamin Linder
Pages 471–475

Liechty, Mark. 2017. Far Out: Countercultural Seekers and the Tourist Encounter in Nepal, reviewed by Kalyan Bhandari
Pages 475–479

Pokharel, Binod, Janak Rai, and Mukta Singh Lama Tamang, eds. 2016. Nepali Anthropology: New Direction and Contributions, reviewed by Seika Sato
Pages 479–483

Bhadra, Chandra. 2016. Three Decades of Academic Advocacy for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in Nepal, reviewed by PrateebhaTuladhar
Pages 483–487

Michael, Bernardo A. 2012. Statemaking and Territory in South Asia: Lessons from the Anglo-Gorkha War (1814–1816), reviewed by Sanjog Rupakheti
Pages 487–490