The origins of Himalayan studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling, 1820-1858 / (Record no. 189792)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0415312159 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954.96092 |
| Item number | WAT/O |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The origins of Himalayan studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling, 1820-1858 / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by David M. Waterhouse. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | RoutledgeCurzon, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiv, 280 p |
| Other physical details | ill. (some col.) ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
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| Title | Royal Asiatic Society books |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-271) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1 Brian Hodgson - a biographical sketch<br/>DAVID WATERHOUSE<br/>Early days 1<br/>The first two years in Nepal 4<br/>The background 5<br/>Hodgson in Nepal 1824-1843 6<br/>Darjeeling 10<br/>The final years 15<br/>2 The political role of Brian Hodgson<br/>JOHN WHELPTON<br/>3 Brian Hoi^ton Hodgson - the unsung story<br/>HARIHAR RAJ JOSH!<br/>Hodgson in Kathmandu society 39<br/>Meharunnisha Begum 43<br/>4 The ambivalent exegetc: Hodgson's contributions<br/>to the study of Buddhism<br/>DONALD S. LOPEZ Jr<br/>'The architectural monuments of Buddhism'; Hodgson<br/>and the Buddhist architecture of the Kathmandu Valley<br/>J.P. LOSTY<br/>Introduction 77<br/>Hodgson's collecting of antiquarian drawings 78<br/>Reactions to Hodgson's drawings 81<br/>The artist's origins 82<br/>The collections in Paris 83<br/>The collections in London 94<br/>Hodgson's conclusions on the Buddhist architecture of<br/>Nepal 102<br/>Appendix to Chapter 5: architectural illustrations of<br/>Buddhism<br/>B.H. HODGSON'S ESSAY<br/>\ Zx)ology ... amuses me much<br/>ANN DATTA AND CAROL INSKIPP<br/>Background 134<br/>Hodgson as a zoologist 135<br/>Hodgson and the museum world 140<br/>Hodgson's publishing ventures 146<br/>Summary 149<br/>^ Brian Hodgson and the mammals and other animals of<br/>Nepal<br/>ANN DATTA<br/>Introduction 154<br/>Early mammal work in Nepal 156<br/>Pantholops hodgsonii - the Tibetan antelope 156<br/>First attempts to describe Nepalese mammals 159<br/>New ^ecies in Nepal and Tibet 160<br/>Animal distribution 161<br/>Animal behaviour 162<br/>Anatomical studies 163<br/>The reptiles, amphibians and fish of Nepal 165<br/>Hodgson and entomology 166<br/>Conclusion 166<br/>Appendix 1 167<br/>Appendix 2 168<br/>8 A pioneer of Himalayan ornithology<br/>CAROL INSKIPP<br/>Appendix 183<br/>9 Hodgson, Hooker and the Himalayan frontier, 1848—1850<br/>DAVID ARNOLD<br/>The 'complete Himalayan naturalist' 189<br/>Science on the Himalayan frontier 195<br/>The political frontier 200<br/>10 Brian Hodgson as ethnographer and ethnologist<br/>MARTIN GAENSZLE<br/>The residency years: Hodgson as ethnographer 208<br/>The years in Darjeeling: Hodgson as ethnologist 213<br/>Reception of Hodgson'S'ethnographic work 220<br/>Conclusion: from collector of intelligence to comparative<br/>ethnologist 222<br/>11 Hodgson's Tibeto-Bunnan and Tibeto-Burman today<br/>GEORGE VAN DRIEM<br/>Turanian 227<br/>Indo-Chinese 233<br/>Tibeto-Burman 237<br/>Hodgson as a Tibeto-Burmanist 243<br/>12 Hodgson's legacy<br/>DAVID WATERHOUSE<br/>Collections in Europe 249<br/>Collections in South Asia 251<br/>Select bibliography<br/>Primary sources 253<br/>Secondary sources 254 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Scholars |
| Geographic subdivision | Himalaya Mountains Region |
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| Keyword | Scholars |
| Geographic subdivision | Great Britain |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Himalaya Mountains Region |
| General subdivision | Study and teaching. |
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| Koha item type | GN Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 30/08/2016 | 954.96092 WAT/O | 32619 | 10/02/2023 | General Books |