Corner of a Foreign Field :: The British Cemetery at Kathmandu - Couverture souple

Watson, Mark F.

 
9789937624145: Corner of a Foreign Field :: The British Cemetery at Kathmandu
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9937624142 ISBN 13 : 9789937624145
Editeur : Vajra Books, 2022

Synopsis

This history of the British Cemetery in Kathmandu encompasses the entire story of Western involvement in Nepal. In the nineteenth century British diplomats in the remote Himalayan outpost of Kathmandu Valley had no choice but to bury their dead in the corner of a farmer’s field close to their embassy. Its memorials to colleagues, wives and children – some grand, some humble – are a poignant reminder of the long interaction between Britain and Nepal. When other foreigners arrived in the 1950s, demand for burial space grew. This tranquil graveyard now houses the mortal remains of a hundred or so individuals from two centuries – mountaineers, missionaries, soldiers, tourism entrepreneurs, development workers, writers, poets and artists. This is their epitaph

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À propos de l'auteur

Mark F. Watson is Head of Major Floras at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and Editor-in Chief of Flora of Nepal. He has a long connection with Nepal, with his botanical interests leading him to the grave of Scotsman Robert Stuart in Kathmandu one of the first plant collectors in Nepal. This started a 15-year research project on the British Cemetery.

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Éditeur
Vajra Books
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9937624142
ISBN 13 
9789937624145
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
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Personne responsable
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