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Description: This is the third issue of the Journal of Bhutan Studies, published in winter of 2000. The issue features articles by Françoise Pommaret-Imaeda, Samten G. Karmay, Marc Dujardin, Richard W. Whitecross, Adam Pain, Deki Pema, Thierry Mathou, John Ardussi, Karma Ura, N. G. Rhodes, and Karma Phuntsho.

Published Date Note: winter of 2000

Table of Contents: Dorje Lingpa and His Rediscovery of the 'Golden Needle' in Bhutan / Samten G. Karmay - - Population and Governance in mid-18th Century Bhutan, as Revealed in the Enthronement Record of Thugs-sprul 'Jigs med grags pa I (1725-1761) / John Ardussi and Karma Ura - - The Monetisation of Bhutan / N. G. Rhodes - - On the Two Ways of Learning in Bhutan / Karma Phuntsho - - Recent Bhutanese Scholarship in History and Anthropology / Françoise Pommaret-Imaeda - - From Living to Propelling Monument: the Monastery-Fortress (rdzong) as Vehicle of Cultural Transfer in Contemporary Bhutan / Marc Dujardin - - Signs of Degenerate Age: the Desecration of Chorten and Lhakhang in Bhutan / Richard W. Whitecross - - Continuing Customs of Negotiation and Contestation in Bhutan / Adam Pain and Deki Pema - - The Politics of Bhutan: Change in Continuity / Thierry Mathou.

Means of availability: Articles are available in PDF format online within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database and from www.digitalhimalaya.com. Articles are also available from the publisher's website.