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Managing cultural resources in the Himalayan Kingdom of upper Mustang (LO)

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Tourism has imparted a major impact on the cultural resources of Mustang in Nepal and therefore, the management of the cultural resources of Mustang is crucial so that its people can maintain their cultural and economic identity. Culture resource management involves managing historic sites and change in material and non-material culture,accompanied by anthropological studies of dynamic social structure. The best way to preserve the cultural heritage of Mustang is by integrating tourism management with the recording and preservation of traditional culture.

Author: Shackley, Myra
Publisher: Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Publication Name: Asian Affairs
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0306-8374
Year: 1995
Planning, Description and travel, Nepal, Cultural policy

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Bhutan: Ethnic policies in the Dragon kingdom

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The ethnic fears of the Ngalung establishment resulted in the formulation of policies, which led to cultural assimilation, racial discrimination and expulsion policies and in the creation of a culturally divided Bhutanese society. If the Government continues its current policies then the excluded communities and Indian rebels settling in Bhutan's jungles would pull the country into the conflict in the 'trouble zone' of north-eastern India,

Author: Giri, B.R.
Publisher: Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Publication Name: Asian Affairs
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0306-8374
Year: 2004

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Bhutan: The Himalayan Buddhist kingdom

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Bhutan lies on the southern face of the Himalayas with its altitude ranging between almost sea level in the south and the ice peaks on the Tibetan border. Bhutan's early history is deeply connected with Buddhist religion and mythology, and not based on archaeological or documentary evidence.

Author: Nestroy, Harald
Publisher: Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Publication Name: Asian Affairs
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0306-8374
Year: 2004

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Subjects list: Demographic aspects, Bhutan, Bhutanese history
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