Tourism in Nepal: Post-monarchy challenges

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 69-83

  Bhandari, Kalyan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identity; Monarchy; Nepal; Politics; Representations

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008848452     PISSN: 14766825     EISSN: 17477654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766825.2010.491917     Document Type: Article

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