While the Gods Were Sleeping : : a Journey Through Love and Rebellion in Nepal
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Base Camp -- PART I -- Not India -- A Long Night -- Fog -- Kin -- PART II -- Ripe Mangos -- Bikas -- Harvest -- Literacy -- Gatherings -- Meeting Spaces -- Long Live Women's Unity -- PART III -- The News -- On Tape -- Life Stories -- Scandal -- Bringing the Bride In -- Multiparty -- Elections -- Natural Births.
"Love and marriage brought American anthropologist Elizabeth Enslin to a world she never planned to make her own: a life among Brahman in-laws in a remote village in the plains of Nepal. As she faced the challenges of married life, birth, and childrearing in a foreign culture, she discovered as much about human resilience, and the capacity for courage, as she did about herself. While the Gods Were Sleeping : A Journey Through Love and Rebellion in Nepal tells a compelling story of a woman transformed in intimate and unexpected ways. Set against the backdrop of increasing political turmoil in Nepal, Enslin's story takes us deep into the lives of local women as they claim their rightful place in society--and make their voices heard"--Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, [2014]
Year Published: 2014
Description: 298 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781580055444
1580055443
SUBJECTS
Enslin, Elizabeth, -- 1960-
Enslin, Elizabeth, -- 1960- -- Marriage.
Americans -- Nepal.
Women anthropologists -- Biography.
Intercountry marriage -- Case studies.
Brahmans -- Chitawan (District) -- Biography.
Women -- Chitawan (District) -- Biography.
Women -- Chitawan (District) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Nepal -- History -- 1951- -- Biography.
Nepal -- Politics and government -- 1990-