The Lhotsampa People of Bhutan: Resilience and Survival by Venkat Pulla (English

Description: The Lhotsampa People of Bhutan by Venkat Pulla This book provides insight into one of the worlds quietest human rights abuses. The story of the Lhotsampa people of Bhutan describes their journey of coping and resilience, incorporating qualitative research undertaken in the refugee camps in Nepal and resettlement areas in Australia and elsewhere in the world. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book provides insight into one of the worlds quietest human rights abuses. The story of the Lhotsampa people of Bhutan describes their journey of coping and resilience, incorporating qualitative research undertaken in the refugee camps in Nepal and resettlement areas in Australia and elsewhere in the world. Author Biography Prahlad Dahal, Cairns and Region Multicultural Association, Australia Asmita Dhittal, SAATH, Nepal Sarjoh Bah, Auburn Diversity Services Inc., Australia Devika Rai, Pokhara University, Nepal Jennifer Woods, Charles Sturt University, Australia Narayan Gopalkrishnan, James Cook University, Australia Om Dhungel, SEVA International, Australia Table of Contents List of illustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgements1. Who are Lhotsampa? What caused their flight from Bhutan?; Venkat Pulla2. Around the time of crisis; Venkat Pulla & Prahlad Dahal3. Life in refugee camps; Venkat Pulla & Prahlad Dahal 4. Human rights and inhuman wrongs: the year in review 1990, Bhutan; Venkat Pulla & Asmita Dhittal5. Settling in Australia; Venkat Pulla & Sarjoh Bah6. Resettlement perspectives of Bhutanese refugees: a place called home with future; Venkat Pulla & Devika Rai7. Spiritualty, Coping and resilience of Lhotshampa; Jennifer Woods & Venkat Pulla8. Beyond Cultural Competence: Working across cultures in a globalized world; Narayan Gopalkrishnan & Venkat Pulla9. Settlement planning for refugees: Australia and US; Venkat Pulla & Om Dhungel 10. The concluding theme: Survival and resilience and spirituality; Venkat Pulla List of ContributorsIndex Review "The editor and authors deserve appreciation for their passion in researching a community on which there is an absolute lack of previous literature. … this book is successful in communicating the painstaking details of the now global Lhotsampa community. An essential read, it deserves to be at the top of the table of human rights policy makers, sociologists, anthropologists, development studies experts and of course, those pursuing research on Gross National Happiness." (Rituparna Bhattacharyya, South Asia Research, Vol. 37 (1), February, 2017) Promotional "The Lhotsampa People of Bhutan highlights the plight of a highly oppressed and excluded people group whose voices have been silenced and overlooked. Venkat Pulla and colleagues skillfully examine the nuanced issues of culture, intergenerational conflicts in resettlement, human rights abuses, discrimination and exclusion, the refugee experience, and reintegration after resettlement." Vishanthie Sewpaul, Senior Professor of Social Work, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Despite its claims about gross national happiness, Bhutan is one of the worlds largest per capita producers of refugees. This book clearly challenges this happiness myth by exposing the gross hypocrisy at the heart of Bhutans treatment of its people. Paul Power, CEO, Refugee Council of Australia With the emasculation of human rights in the Land of the Dragon, Bhutan is anything but a Shangri-La. I recommend this book for everyone who wishes to know about how the Drukpa treated the Lhotsampa people. Fernand de Varennes, Faculte de droit, Universite de Moncton, Canada Long Description Through firsthand research and a historical, political, and cultural examination of the Lhotsampa people in Bhutan, this book provides insight into one of the worlds quietest human rights abuses. In the 1890s, the government of Bhutan allowed many Nepalese people into the country to clear Bhutanese jungles in the south of the country. Barely a century later, the Lhotsampa constituted 45 percent of the countrys population. They lived as an agrarian community, and their position as food suppliers for Bhutan helped them to achieve educational, economic, and political success. With this rise in prosperity, the Bhutanese Drukpa government enacted a number of policies in the 1980s and 1990s designed to expel the Lhotsampa people. For over two decades, more than 100,000 Lhotsampa lived in refugee camps in Nepal, yet the global community remained largely ignorant. The Lhotsampa demonstrated extraordinary handling of adversity; this book is a testimony to their survival and the resilience that allowed them to build new lives against heavy odds. Review Quote "The Lhotsampa People of Bhutan highlights the plight of a highly oppressed and excluded people group whose voices have been silenced and overlooked. Venkat Pulla and colleagues skillfully examine the nuanced issues of culture, intergenerational conflicts in resettlement, human rights abuses, discrimination and exclusion, the refugee experience, and reintegration after resettlement." Vishanthie Sewpaul, Senior Professor of Social Work, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Despite its claims about gross national happiness, Bhutan is one of the worlds largest per capita producers of refugees. This book clearly challenges this happiness myth by exposing the gross hypocrisy at the heart of Bhutans treatment of its people. Paul Power, CEO, Refugee Council of Australia With the emasculation of human rights in the Land of the Dragon, Bhutan is anything but a Shangri-La. I recommend this book for everyone who wishes to know about how the Drukpa treated the Lhotsampa people. Fernand de Varennes, Facult Details ISBN1137557214 Language English ISBN-10 1137557214 ISBN-13 9781137557216 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2015 Author Venkat Pulla Short Title LHOTSAMPA PEOPLE OF BHUTAN 201 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Resilience and Survival Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Venkat Pulla Pages 184 Publication Date 2015-11-09 Edition 1st AU Release Date 2015-11-09 NZ Release Date 2015-11-09 UK Release Date 2015-11-09 Birth 1946 Affiliation Sun Yat-Sen University, China Position Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Literature Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Edition Description 1st ed. 2016 Alternative 9781349576302 DEWEY 954.9800491495 Illustrations XVIII, 184 p. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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