Opening the hidden land
Subtitle: state formation and the construction of Sikkimese history
By: by Saul Mullard
Series: Brill's Tibetan studies library -- v. 26; Brill's Tibetan studies library -- v. 26.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9789004208957
Subjects: Politics and government; Civilization; Buddhism and politics; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Local historical narratives : Tibeto-Sikkimese origins and the establishment of the Sikkimese state; title: Justifying 'state formation' : territorial expansion and the formation of law; title: Religion and politics in early Sikkim : the case of Mnga' bdag phun tshogs rig 'dzin; title: Lha btsun chen po and the formation of Sikkim; title: Revisiting the state and political formation of early Sikkim; title: Bhutan , Sikkim and British India : the arrival of 'Jigs med dpa' bo and the construction of historical narratives; title: Conclusion : remarks on Sikkimese state formation and the construction of historical narratives.