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02687aam a2200397 i 4500 001 B508A4446EF011E4A96E8DE8DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20190228010452 007 n 008 140708s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 1580055443 020 $a 9781580055444 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Enslin, Elizabeth, $d 1960- 245 10 $a While the gods were sleeping : $b a journey through love and rebellion in Nepal / $c by Elizabeth Enslin. 264 1 $a Berkeley, CA : $b Seal Press, $c 2014. 300 $a 298 p ; $c 21cm. 505 0 $a Author's Note -- Notes on Terminology -- Parajuli Family -- Map of Chitwan, Nepal -- 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 -- Elections -- Natural Births -- Glossary. 520 2 $a "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. 541 $d 20141015. 600 10 $a Enslin, Elizabeth, $d 1960- 600 10 $a Enslin, Elizabeth, $d 1960- $x Marriage. 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. $2 bisacsh 650 0 $a Women anthropologists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Brahmans $z Chitawan (District) $z Chitawan (District) $v Biography. 650 0 $a Americans $z Nepal $v Biography. 650 7 $a TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary. 650 0 $a Women $z Chitawan (District) $z Chitawan (District) $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women $z Chitawan (District) $z Chitawan (District) $x Social conditions $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Intercountry marriage $v Case studies. 651 0 $a Nepal $x History $y 1951- $v Biography. 651 0 $a Nepal $x Politics and government $y 1990- 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204074701.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110060624.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B508A4446EF011E4A96E8DE8DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search