The Dragon's Voice: How Modern Media Found Bhutan - Softcover

Avieson, Bunty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1459696905 ISBN 13: 9781459696907

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2015

Synopsis

A fascinating account of ancient culture colliding with modern media Tucked between Tibet and India in the Himalayas, the kingdom of Bhutan is one of the most isolated and beautiful countries in the world. In The Dragon's Voice Australian journalist Bunty Avieson provides a glimpse of life beyond the country's exotic exterior. As a consultant to local newspaper Bhutan Observer, she admires the paper's strong social conscience, but finds herself constantly challenged in a country where spirituality and personal happiness are prioritised over work. Bunty also witnesses the tensions that arise as a Buddhist kingdom makes the transition to democracy. How can deference to authority be reconciled with the need to ask hard questions of politicians? Does the courtship ritual of 'night - hunting' have a sinister side, or is it a rural practice misunderstood by city dwellers? And what place does activism have in a culture that prioritises peace? With a unique blend of memoir and reportage, The Dragon's Voice is both a deeply personal story and a vivid portrait of a nation on the cusp of revolutionary change.

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About the Author:

Bunty Avieson is a journalist, author and media scholar. She has published three novels, a novella and travel memoir; been translated into Japanese, German and Thai; and been the recipient of two Ned Kelly Crime Writing Awards. In the 1990s she was editorial director of the mass-market women's magazines Woman's Day and New Idea. She currently lectures in the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney.

About this edition

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1459696905
• ISBN 13: 9781459696907
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340