Biography & Autobiography General
The Heart of Helambu
Ethnography and Entanglement in Nepal
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2016
- Category
- General, Cultural, Developing Countries, General, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781487500351
- Publish Date
- Apr 2016
- List Price
- $66.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781487520236
- Publish Date
- Apr 2016
- List Price
- $31.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487510817
- Publish Date
- May 2016
- List Price
- $23.95
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Description
Over the course of the last twenty-five years, Tom O’Neill has traveled frequently to Kathmandu and the Helambu region of Nepal to undertake ethnographic fieldwork with the Yolmo business owners and carpet weavers of the area. The Heart of Helambu is an evocative and touching account of his experiences working in Nepal during those turbulent times.
In his autoethnographic memoir, O’Neill reflects on the complex relationships he developed with his research participants: the carpet weavers, their families, and others in the communities which he studied. A compelling account of ethnographic fieldwork’s personal dimension and the ethical and emotional challenges that come with maintaining relationships across substantial social distances, The Heart of Helambu illustrates an important aspect of anthropological research through O’Neill’s engaging story.
About the author
Tom O’Neill is an associate professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University.