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PROF Michael Hutt's Outputs (15)

Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal (2017)
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Hutt, M., & Onta, P. (Eds.). (2017). Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316771389

This book explores various domains of the Nepali public sphere in which ideas about democracy and citizenship have been debated and contested since 1990. It investigates the ways in which the public meaning of the major political and sociocultural ch... Read More about Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal.

The Life of Bhupi Sherchan: Poetry and Politics in Post-Rana Nepal (2010)
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Hutt, M. (2010). The Life of Bhupi Sherchan: Poetry and Politics in Post-Rana Nepal. Oxford University Press

A biography of the Nepali poet Bhupi Sherchan (1935-89) that also examines the relationship between literature and politics in Nepal during the early democratic and Panchayat periods. The book include 40 photographs and English translations of 60 p... Read More about The Life of Bhupi Sherchan: Poetry and Politics in Post-Rana Nepal.

Mountains Painted with Turmeric (2008)
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Hutt, M., & Chettri, L. B. (2008). Mountains Painted with Turmeric. Columbia University Press. https://doi.org/10.7312/chet14356

An English translation of the classic Nepali novel 'Basain' by Lil Bahadur Chettri, with Foreword (pp. vii-xxi), Afterword (‘Nepali Critics and Basain, pp. 105-7), Notes (pp. 110-20) and Bibliography (pp.121-3).

Himalayan ‘People’s War’: Nepal’s Maoist Rebellion (2004)
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Hutt, M. (Ed.). (2004). Himalayan ‘People’s War’: Nepal’s Maoist Rebellion. Hurst and Co

An edited volume based on a 2001 conference held at SOAS. The editor contributes an introduction entitled 'Monarchy, Democracy and Maoism in Nepal' (pp. 1-20).

Unbecoming Citizens: Culture, Nationhood, and the Flight of Refugees from Bhutan (2003)
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Hutt, M. (2003). Unbecoming Citizens: Culture, Nationhood, and the Flight of Refugees from Bhutan. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780195670608.001.0001

This book recounts the plight of some hundred thousand refugees of Nepali ethnic origin (also known as the Lhotshampa or ‘Southern Borderlander’) who claim to have been wrongfully evicted from Bhutan. None of them have returned to Bhutan after their... Read More about Unbecoming Citizens: Culture, Nationhood, and the Flight of Refugees from Bhutan.

Devkota’s Muna-Madan: Translation and Analysis (1996)
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Hutt, M. (1996). Devkota’s Muna-Madan: Translation and Analysis. Sajha Publishers

An English translation with introduction and notes, of the classic Nepali episodic poem 'Muna-Madan' by Lakshmiprasad Devota (1909-59).

Bhutan: aspects of culture and development (1994)
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Aris, M., & Hutt, M. (Eds.). (1994). Bhutan: aspects of culture and development. Kiscadale Publications

Papers from a 1993 SOAS conference on 'Bhutan: a traditional order and the forces of change'

Bhutan: Perspectives on Conflict and Dissent (1994)
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Hutt, M. (Ed.). (1994). Bhutan: Perspectives on Conflict and Dissent. Kiscadale Publications

Papers from a 1993 conference, held at SOAS, on 'Bhutan: a traditional order and the forces of change'. Contains and introduction (pp. 5-17) by the editor.

Nepal in the Nineties: Versions of the Past, Visions of the Future (1994)
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Hutt, M. (1994). M. Hutt (Ed.). Nepal in the Nineties: Versions of the Past, Visions of the Future. Oxford University Press

A collection of papers presented at the Himalayan Research Forum seminar held at SOAS 1990-1993. The editor contributes three chapters: Preface (pp. ix-xi), ‘Drafting the 1990 Constitution’ (pp. 28-47) and ‘The Nepali Literature of the Democracy Mov... Read More about Nepal in the Nineties: Versions of the Past, Visions of the Future.

Nepal: a Guide to the Art and Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley (1994)
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Hutt, M. (1994). M. Hutt (Ed.), Nepal: a Guide to the Art and Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley. Kiscadale Publications

Contributions: ‘A short history of Nepal’ (pp. 13-29); ‘Religion in Nepal (co-authored with David Gellner, pp. 30-49); ‘Architectural Forms’ (pp. 50-63); ‘Art Forms’ (pp. 64-71); ‘Monuments of Kathmandu’ (pp. 74-115); ‘Monuments of Bhaktapur’ (pp. 12... Read More about Nepal: a Guide to the Art and Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley.

Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature (1991)
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Hutt, M. (1991). Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature. University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520910263

While the natural splendor of Nepal has been celebrated in many books, very little of the substantial body of Nepali literature has appeared in English translation. Himalayan Voices provides admirers of Nepal and lovers of literature with their first... Read More about Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature.