The State and Society in Nepal: Historical Foundations and Contemporary Trends by Prayag Raj Sharma A father adopts a three-day

A father adopts a three-day workweek to spend time with his daughters and pursue a passion

a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience participates in the show

As the world watches

a young man renews contact with an older woman who feels humiliated by her ageing body

the city as it now exists may instantly become obsolescent

The State and Society in Nepal: Historical Foundations and Contemporary Trends by Prayag Raj Sharma A father adopts a three-dayIn the papers collected here the reader will find the collected wisdom of Nepals finest historical anthropologist or anthropological historian of his generation. Most Nepali historians use the facts of the present to illuminate the past, but few do so with the sophistication and sensitivity of Prayag Raj Sharma. He argues for long term continuities of culture and structure, but he is aware of the methodological pitfalls in doing so. Of the three