Nepal : Modernity, Multiculturalism and Marginalisation

Contents: Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Modernity and its contents. 3. The modern experience: impact and consequences. 4. Multiculturalism and the modern world. 5. Democracy, the nation-state and a multicultural world. 6. Modernity and marginalisation: the world at the periphery. 7. A world in transition: rethinking the present. 8. Conclusion. References.