CONTENTS
Articles
Special Theme: The Long 1950s
Mark Liechty, Pratyoush Onta and Lokranjan Parajuli
Nepal: Cultural Politics in the Long 1950s
Pages 1–14
Bandana Gyawali
From Development to Bikās: Nepal’s Transition to Democracy and the Emergence of a Concept
Page 15–40
Thomas Robertson
“Front Line of the Cold War”: The US and Point Four Development Programs in Cold War Nepal, 1950–1953
Pages 41–72
Susan Heydon
Missions, Visitors and International Aid: Foreign Medical Encounters with Nepal
Pages 73–104
Jeremy Rappleye
Origins of the Faith: The Untold Story of Hugh Wood, American Development Assistance in the 1950s, and Nepal’s Modern Education System
Pages 105–141
Lokranjan Parajuli
A University for the Nation’s Survival? A History of the University that Did Not Become
Pages 143–170
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Bryony Whitmarsh
Gaṇatantra Smārak (Republic Memorial): The Politics of Memory
Pages 171–216
Lecture
Manjushree Thapa
(Almost) Everything I Learned about Nepali Literature is Wrong
Pages 217–230
Book Reviews
Jeevan R. Sharma. 2018. Crossing the Border to India: Youth, Migration and Masculinities in Nepal, reviewed by Shradha Ghale
Pages 231–234
Yangesh. 2017. Bhuiyan, reviewed by CP Aryal
Pages 235–237
Laya Prasad Uprety, Suresh Dhakal and Jagat Basnet, eds. 2018.Peasant Studies in Nepal, reviewed by Mahesh Raj Maharjan
Pages 238–241
Madhusudan Subedi. 2018. State, Society and Health in Nepal, reviewed by Sachin Ghimire
Pages 242–246
Katsuo Nawa, ed. 2017. Taisei tenkanki nepāru ni okeru hōsetsu no shosō: gensetsu seiji shakai jissen seikatsu sekai, reviewed by Yuka Nakamura
Pages 246–250