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- Preface  IntroductionTable                       B. Bhutan: Chronology of Important Events
- Country                       Profile: Bhutan    - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security       - Chapter                       6 - Bhutan  (Robert L. Worden)                            - Historical                           Setting, Bhutan        - Origins                               and Early Settlement, A.D. 600-1600          - Arrival                                   of Buddhism  Rivalry                                   among the SectsTheocratic                               Government, 1616-1907
Consolidation                                   and Defeat of Tibetan Invasions, 1616-51
- Administrative                                   Integration and Conflict with Tibet, 1651- 1728  Civil                                   Conflict, 1728-72British                                   Intrusion, 1772-1907
- Establishment                               of the Hereditary Monarchy, 1907  Development                               of Centralized Government, 1926-52Modernization                               under Jigme Dorji, 1952-72
- Entering                               the Outside World, 1972-86   The                           Society and its Environment, Bhutan- Geography    - The                                   Land  ClimateRiver                                   Systems
- Glaciers   Population- Size,                                   Structure, and Settlement Patterns  Ethnic                                   GroupsLanguages
- Social                               System    - Society  Marriage                                   and Family LifeRole                                   of Women
- Housing  FestivalsReligious                               Tradition
Buddhism
- Bon  Hinduism                                   and IslamEducation
- Health   The                           Economy, Bhutan- The                               Economic Context  Role                               of the Government- Planning                                   and Reform  BudgetsMonetary                                   System
- Banking                                   and Credit  Government-Owned                                   CorporationsForeign                               Economic Relations
Aid
- Foreign                                   Debt  TradeAgriculture
Farming
- Animal                                   Husbandry  FisheriesIrrigation                                   and Fertilization
- Forestry  Industry,                               Mining, Energy, and Commerce- Industry  MiningEnergy
- Commerce   Labor                               ForceTransportation                               and Communications
Roads
- Civil                                   Aviation  Posts                                   and TelecommunicationsTourism
- Government                           and Politics, Bhutan    - The                               Monarchy  Structure                               of the Government- Legal                                   Basis  LegislatureExecutive
- Judiciary  Civil                                   ServiceLocal                                   Government
- Political                               Developments  The                               MediaForeign                               Relations
India
- China  Other                                   CountriesParticipation                                   in International Organizations
- National                           Security, Bhutan    - Strategic                               Location  Armed                               ForcesParamilitary
Militia
- Forest                                   Guards   Police                               ForceLegal                               System
Criminal                                   Justice
- Penal                                   Code        - Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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