Meeting the "Other" - R. Crins
living in the present, gender and dustainability in Bhutan
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Title"Meeting the Other"
SubtitlLiving in the Present, Gender and Sustainability in Bhutan
AuthorRieki Crins
PublisherEburon uitgeverij
FormatPaperback, 216pp
BOL- Price: 35,00 euro
Publication Date:2008
Beschrijving:
Bhutan is unique amongst the small group of nations in the Himalayas. It is peaceful and democratic. Above all, it emphasizes happiness that is not necessarily associated with possession of material goods. It protects the environment by eschewing mass tourism that could trample its fragile land.
Bhutan is also known for creating the world’s one and only Index of Happiness as a measure of wellbeing for its people, which it prefers over the more materialistic and widely used index of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). And yet, to the outside world, Bhutan remains shrouded in mystery. This is about to change through the publication of Meeting the “Other”, by Rieki Crins.
In 1990, the Bhutanese government invited Western scientists to conduct research in one of Bhutan’s most remote villages. Rie...
Title"Meeting the Other"
SubtitlLiving in the Present, Gender and Sustainability in Bhutan
AuthorRieki Crins
PublisherEburon uitgeverij
FormatPaperback, 216pp
BOL- Price: 35,00 euro
Publication Date:2008
Beschrijving:
Bhutan is unique amongst the small group of nations in the Himalayas. It is peaceful and democratic. Above all, it emphasizes happiness that is not necessarily associated with possession of material goods. It protects the environment by eschewing mass tourism that could trample its fragile land.
Bhutan is also known for creating the world’s one and only Index of Happiness as a measure of wellbeing for its people, which it prefers over the more materialistic and widely used index of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). And yet, to the outside world, Bhutan remains shrouded in mystery. This is about to change through the publication of Meeting the “Other”, by Rieki Crins.
In 1990, the Bhutanese government invited Western scientists to conduct research in one of Bhutan’s most remote villages. Rie...
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2008Uitgever: Eburon Uitgeverij200 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9059722612ISBN-13: 9789059722613Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2008, 200 blz. Paperback met flappen [Auteur: Crins, Rieki] [Pagina's: 200] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Eburon Uitgeverij] [Jaar: 2008] [Titel: Meeting the "Other" / living in the present, gender and dustainability in Bhutan]
