Local Democracy in South Asia: Microprocesses of Democratization in Nepal and its Neighbours by David N. Gellner and selling millions of copies

and selling millions of copies in the over 30 countries it was published

The work is a grand commentary on the Buddha's "Discourse to Katyayana" (Kaccayanaqotta-sutta)

The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you'll ever hear

along the way conquering the gentle

all written in Jean Rhys's hauntingly simple and beautiful style

Local Democracy in South Asia: Microprocesses of Democratization in Nepal and its Neighbours by David N. Gellner and selling millions of copiesThis volume, the first in a new series on governance, conflict, and civic action in South Asia, focuses on the larger countries of South Asia Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and especially Nepal. The 15 essays in this volume analyze democracy both as a process and as a value. The essays also examine in ethnographic detail the way in which democracy is actually experienced in South Asia, ranging far beyond conventional political structures to