John Whelpton

John Francis Whelpton (born 24 March 1950)[1] is an historian and linguist and a specialist in the history of Nepal about which he has written a number of books.[2]

Selected publications
  • Jang Bahadur in Europe: The First Nepalese Mission to the West. Sahayogi Press, Kathmandu, 1983.
  • Nepal. Clio Press, Santa Barbara, 1990.
  • Nepal: Bibliography. 1990. (World bibliographical series)
  • Kings, Soldiers, and Priests: Nepalese Politics and the Rise of Jang Bahadur Rana, 1830-1857, Manohar Publications, New Delhi, 1991. ISBN 8185425647
  • Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu State: The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Nepal. 1996. (Studies in Anthropology and History) (With David N. Gellner)
  • Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Nepal. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1997. (Editor)
  • People, Politics & Ideology: Democracy and Social Change in Nepal. Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu, 1999.
  • A History of Nepal. University of Cambridge Press, Cambridge, 2005. ISBN 0521804701
  • Celebrating 50 Years of VSO in Nepal. 2014. (With Anne Seymour)
  • The Other Side of the Hill: Learning Cantonese as a Second Language in Hong Kong. 2017.
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References
  1. "Whelpton, John Francis 1950-.", Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. John Whelpton: From Oxford, to Nepal, to Hong Kong. Cindy Mak. The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 June 2017.



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