Nepal and Bangladesh: A Global Studies Handbook

This authoritative, thorough volume covers a broad range of topics from history to culture to current struggles in these fascinating countries. * Includes A-Z entries on significant people like poet Rabindranath Tagore, places including Kathmandu and the Sundarbans, and events such as the Kot massacre * Provides chronologies of key events, including the birth of Buddha in 563 B.C.E. and the 1996 Maoist People’s War in Nepal