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Against a Peacock Sky
Monica Connell
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Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine inunclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has minor wear to top edges but remains very good
In the high mountain valleys of Nepal tiny rural communities continue to eke out a living against a landscape at once harsh and magnificent. Ancient traditions endure, changing little from generation to generation. For these people the valley in which they live defines the extent of their known world. The author lived for two years in such a village. During that time she witnessed at first hand the villagers' way of life, learning from them how to tend sheep and cattle, plant and harvest rice, gather pine needles, find the first strawberries. As an anthropologist, she viewed her companions with ... Read more
In the high mountain valleys of Nepal tiny rural communities continue to eke out a living against a landscape at once harsh and magnificent. Ancient traditions endure, changing little from generation to generation. For these people the valley in which they live defines the extent of their known world. The author lived for two years in such a village. During that time she witnessed at first hand the villagers' way of life, learning from them how to tend sheep and cattle, plant and harvest rice, gather pine needles, find the first strawberries. As an anthropologist, she viewed her companions with ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Viking
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780670834631
SKU
KOC0025317
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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