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Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
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Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
Households from Namgyal Village in the Upper Mustang District, Nepal, repaired and rebuilt their earthquake-damaged homes. Unlike in other Mustang villages, Namgyal relied on traditional methods of community labor exchange for reconstruction.
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Shattered Homes and Hard Choices in Post-Quake Nepal

Sienna R. Craig
In Nepal, the destruction that began with the 2015 earthquakes runs deeper than a building’s foundation. An anthropologist studies life behind the headlines.