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Bhutan - Ways of Knowing (Hardcover, New)
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Bhutan - Ways of Knowing (Hardcover, New)
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There is a misty-eyed vision of Bhutan which has popularized it as
'the last Shangri-la', the hidden Himalayan jewel, the travel
destination of celebrities and unique-experience-hunters. We are
not entirely comfortable with this image. Bhutan has undoubtedly
become the focus of considerable media attention in the last few
years. Articles appear regularly on its substitution of happiness
for money as the indicator of the country's wealth. Television
programs, books, visits by personalities - all have served to bring
Bhutan to global awareness. This attention only serves to increase
pressure on the culture to become like any other. How has Bhutan
resisted the impact of globalisation which has had such a
homogenizing affect on most other countries in the world? A
practice, until recently, of self-imposed isolation from the rest
of the world, the Buddhist tradition, and the lack of any
successful foreign invader have combined to produce a living
culture that is as unique as it is fragile. This fragility
suggested the need to document a context that seemed on the verge
of change. Our second visit in 2008 confirmed our sense of immanent
change, as we could see for ourselves the ways in which
'international culture' was beginning to appear: the first
escalator in the country, widening the main road from single track
to dual carriageway, the first democratic election, the
availability of satellite television, and internet
expansion...Nevertheless, we continue to feel that in Bhutan there
is a different 'way of knowing.' We have worked with staff at the
University to try to capture something of this in three different
forms: / chapters written by Bhutanese individuals about the
culture, landscape, education and folklore / extracts from
interviews with university staff and associates to draw out
particular characteristics of Bhutan which would be of interest to
Western readers / photographs of Bhutan which provide a different
'view' of the country to complement the text. The subject matter
has been chosen by Bhutanese staff at the Royal University of
Bhutan as an expression of their understanding of their own land.
There are conventional travel books about Bhutan available and we
have not attempted to contribute to this literature. Bhutan: Ways
of Knowing is a book which reflects Bhutanese understanding of
their country. We hope that you will find these contributions as
interesting and thought-provoking as we do, and that you, too, will
find a different way of knowing about Bhutan.
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