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Explore the deep relationship between people and landscape in the Himalaya with writer and researcher Thomas Bell.Thomas Bell's innovative book Human Nature blends travel writing and anthropology to reveal Nepal’s cultural history of the environment. Bell challenges the idea of the Himalaya as a wilderness, showing how for thousands of years the land has shaped religion, economy and politics — and how people, in turn, have shaped the land with their flocks, tools and imaginations.
Drawing comparisons between Nepalese environmental traditions and Western ideas of nature, Bell offers a rich, thought‑provoking perspective on how landscapes hold meaning, memory and identity.
Thomas Bell lived in Kathmandu for almost twenty years, working as a foreign correspondent, UN political officer and human rights researcher. His long experience in Nepal brings depth, insight and lived understanding to this compelling exploration of place and culture.
Join us at Richmond Town Hall for an illuminating journey into the human stories written into the mountains of Nepal.
Part of the Richmond Walking & Book Festival
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Refreshments available
Bookstall and book signing
Disabled access
Concessions: Half‑price tickets for people in full‑time education, those on income‑related benefits, and accompanying carers
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