PROF Michael Hutt's Outputs (11)

Sociocultural and political change in Bhutan since the 1980s: reflections from a distance (2017)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2017). Sociocultural and political change in Bhutan since the 1980s: reflections from a distance. In J. Dragsbæk Schmidt (Ed.), Development Challenges in Bhutan: Perspectives on Inequality and Gross National Happiness (19-27). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47925-5_2

This chapter argues that it can be instructive to compare sociopolitical developments in Bhutan with those in its close neighbour, Nepal, over the past three or four decades, and draws a number of parallels between them. It also argues for a more com... Read More about Sociocultural and political change in Bhutan since the 1980s: reflections from a distance.

The Royal Palace Massacre, Conspiracy Theories and Nepali Street Literature (2017)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2017). The Royal Palace Massacre, Conspiracy Theories and Nepali Street Literature. In M. Hutt, & P. Onta (Eds.), Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal (39-55). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316771389.003

The Last Himalayan Monarchies (2014)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2014). The Last Himalayan Monarchies. In G. Toffin, & J. Pfaff-Czarnecka (Eds.), Facing Globalization in the Himalayas: Belonging and the politics of the self (419-443). SAGE Publications

This chapter analyses the the contrasting fortunes of the Shah monarchy of Nepal, which was abolished in 2008, and the Wangchuck monarchy of Bhutan, which appears to have secured its future by promoting a process of limited democratisation.

Where is home for an Indian Nepali writer? (2009)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2009). Where is home for an Indian Nepali writer?. In T. Subba, A. Sinha, G. Nepal, & D. Nepali (Eds.), Indian Nepalis: Issues and Perspectives (28-48). Concept Publishing Company

Introduction: Monarchy, Democracy and Maoism in Nepal (2004)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2004). Introduction: Monarchy, Democracy and Maoism in Nepal. In M. Hutt (Ed.), Himalayan 'People's War': Nepal's Maoist Rebellion (1-20). Hurst and Co

Reading Sumnima (2003)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2003). Reading Sumnima. In M. Lecomte-Tilouine, & P. Dolfus (Eds.), Ethnic Revival and Religious Turmoil. Identities and Representation in the Himalayas (23-43). Oxford University Press

Nepal (2001)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2001). Nepal. In D. Jones (Ed.), Censorship: a World Encyclopedia (246-247). Fitzroy Dearborn

Bhutan (2001)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2001). Bhutan. In D. Jones (Ed.), Censorship: a World Encyclopedia (225-226). Fitzroy Dearborn

Rup Chand Bista (2001)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (2001). Rup Chand Bista. In D. Jones (Ed.), Censorship: a World Encyclopedia (1689-1690). Fitzroy Dearborn

Being Nepali without Nepal: reflections on a South Asian diaspora (1997)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (1997). Being Nepali without Nepal: reflections on a South Asian diaspora. In D. N. Gellner, J. Pfaff-Czarnecka, & J. Whelpton (Eds.), Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Nepal (101-144). Harwood Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203059616-12

The question of identity forms one of the key topics of South Asian history and culture. Debate often centres on issues of nationalism ("the desire of a nation to have a state of its own") and nationism ("the desire of a state to have a nation of its... Read More about Being Nepali without Nepal: reflections on a South Asian diaspora.

Looking for Shangri-la, from Hilton to Lamicchane (1996)
Book Chapter
Hutt, M. (1996). Looking for Shangri-la, from Hilton to Lamicchane. In T. Selwyn (Ed.), The Tourist Image: Myths and Myth-Making in Tourism (49-60). Wiley