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INTRODUCTION
MANDALA BOOK POINT is a central meeting point among
scholars, researchers, academicians, historians, anthropologists,
and tourists visiting Nepal. The shop has more than 12,000
titles of different subjects ranging from Childrens' books
to Academic books. This book shop has a wide range of
books on Anthropology & Sociology, History & Culture,
Gender & Politics, Art & Architectures, Police & Millitary
Science, Carpets & Textiles, Mountaineering, Trekking
books & maps,  Wildlife
& Environment science, Language & Literature, Yoga & Ayurvedic,
Sport & Health, Fiction & Non-fiction Paperbacks, Lonely
Planet and Others Guide books at the show room at Kantipath
which opens from 10:00 AM-8:00 PM except Saturdays (10:30
AM-5:00 PM).
LOCATION
MANDALA BOOK POINT is prominently located at Kantipath
in the heart of Kathmandu, Nepal.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of MANDALA BOOK POINT is to acquaint
its readers with the culture religion of the entire Himalayan
belt extending in the West from Karakoram to Bhutan in
the East including Nepal and to protect and preserve the
Himalayan heritage through the medium of books.
JOURNAL
Since 1996, MANDALA BOOK POINT has started publishing
SINHAS Journal (Studies in the History and Society of
Nepal). The fifteenth issue of Journal i.e. Vol. 8 No.
1 is due on June 2003. The SINHAS Webpage is http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~deschene/sinhas/index.html
Since last few years Mandala has started its publications.
All publications are academic books relating to Anthropology,
Sociology, Politics, Culture, Religion. One of the monumental
Mandala reprint is "Nepal Mandala" by Mary Slusser in
two volumes (Vol. I: Text. 492 pages Vol. II: plates:
9 maps, 29 figures, 599 b/w photographs). This book was
published in an arrangement with Princeton University
Press, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
MANDALA PUBLICATIONS
Anthropology,
Sociology and Culture
| Anthropology
of Nepal: Peoples, Problems and Processes. Edt Michael
Allen. |
| Ensnared
by AIDS: Cultural Contexts of HIV/AIDS in Nepal.
David K Beine. ISBN 99933-10-18-2 |
| Ethnic
Groups of Nepal and Their Ways of Living. D. B.
Shrestha & C B Singh |
| Food,
Ritual and Society: A Study of Social Structure
and Food Symbolism among the Newars. Per Lodwin. |
| Nepal
Mandala: A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley,
2 Volumes Set. Mary Shepard Slusser. |
| Origins
and Migrations: Kinship, Mythology and Ethnic Identity
among the Mewahang Rai of East Nepal. Martin Gaenszle.
ISBN 99933-10-08-5 |
| Pokhara:
Biography of Town. Jagannath Adhikari & David Seddon.
ISBN 99933-10-14-X |
| The Cult
of Kumari: Virgin Worship in Nepal. Michael Allen. |
| The Newars:
An Ethno-Sociological Study of a Himalayan Community.
Gopal Singh Nepali |
| Tunsuriban:
Shamanism in the Chepang of Southern and Central
Nepal. Diana Riboli. ISBN 99933-10-05-0 |
Buddhism
| Civilized
Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies. Geoffrey
Samuel. |
Dictionary
| Dictionary
of Nepalese Plant Names. Keshab Shrestha |
| Limbu
- English Dictionary of the Mewa Khola Dialect with
English - Limbu Index. Boyd Michailovsky. ISBN 99933-10-17-4 |
Development Studies
| Hidden
Wealth: The Survival Strategy of Foraging Farmers
in the Upper Arun Valley, eastern Nepal. Ephrosine
Daniggelis. ISBN 99933-10-09-3 |
| Policies,
Plans and People: Foreign Aid and health Development.
Judith Justice. |
French
Language
| Contes
et legendes de la vallee de Kathmandu Nepal. Kesar
Lall. |
| Jhankri:
Cha mane de l'Himalaya. Eric Chazot. |
Gender Studies
| Dangerous
Wives and Sacred Sisters: Social and Symbolic Roles
of High-Caste Women in Nepal. Lynn Bennett. ISBN
0-231-04664-2 |
| On the
Ethos of Hindu Women: Issues, Taboos and forms of
Expression. Vivienne Kondos. ISBN 99933-10-21-2
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Literature
| A Leaf
in a Begging Bowl. Ramesh Vikal. ISBN 99933-10-04-9
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| Chasing
Dreams. Abhi Subedi |
| Tales
of Turquoise: A Pilgrimage in Dolpo. Corneille Jest |
| Twist
and Turns: A Pick of Durga Lal Shrestha's Poems.
Durga Lal Shrestha. ISBN 99933-10-03-7 |
Politics
| Party
Building in Nepal: Organization, Leadership and
People. Krishna Hachhethu. ISBN 99933-10-13-1 |
| People,
Politics and Ideology: Democracy and Social Change
in Nepal. Martin Hoftun, William Raeper & John Whelpton.
ISBN 99933-10-01-3 |
Shamanism
| Civilized
Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies. Geoffrey
Samuel |
| Jhankri:
Cha mane de l'Himalaya (French). Eric Chazot |
| The Rulings
of the Night: An Ethnography of Nepalese Shaman
Oral Texts. Gregory G Maskarinec |
Travelogue
| Ekai Kawaguchi:
The Trespassing Insider. Abhi Subedi. ISBN 99933-10-02-5 |
| In the
Land of Heart's Desire: Reflections of a Western
Grandmother in Nepal. Susan Hoivik. ISBN 99933-10-19-0
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| Kamaiya:
Slavery and Freedom. Peter Lowe. ISBN 99933-10-11-5
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| Kids of
Khumbu: Sherpa Youth on the Modernity Trail. Kurt
Luger. ISBN 99933-10-06-9 |
| Pioneer
Nepali Students in Japan: A Century Ago. Harendra
B Baruwa. ISBN 99933-10-16-6 |
| The Throne
of Stone: A Reconstructed Village Version of the
Pre-Dawn of the Gorkha Dynasty 1479-1559. J P Cross.
ISBN 99933-10-07-7 |
| Triumph
on Everest: A Tribute from the Sherpas of Nepal.
Edited Ang Rita Sherpa & Susan Hoivik. ISBN 99933-10-22-0
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| Vanishing
Tracks: Four Years among the Snow Leopards of Nepal.
Darla Hillard. ISBN 99933-10-15-8 |
Trekking
| The Gauri
Shankar Trekking Area (Including Rolwaling). Patricia
East, Susan Hoivik, Max Petrik, Sara Shneiderman
& Mark Turin. ISBN 99933-10-20-4 |
| Trekking
in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide. Stephen Bezruchka.
ISBN 99933-10-10-7 |
Tibet
| Civilized
Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies. Geoffrey
Samuel |
| Introduction
to the Studies of Tibetan Medical Sources. Natalia
D Bolsokhoyeva |
| The Arrow
and the Spindle: Studies in History, Myths, Rituals
and Beliefs in Tibet. Samten G Karmey |
CONTACT ADDRESS
Mandala
Book Point
Kantipath,
Kathmandu, Nepal.
G.P.O. Box: 528
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