I am writing an anthropological paper on Hindu and Buddhist art and how it reflects the political, economical and social structure of the Himalayas during the 7th -19th century. I need help to identify the history and culture of this time. What was Nepal's political structure? How did the people of Nepal, traditional Kathmandu Valley, earn subsistence? Where they agriculturists with herding or slash and burn method of farming? How was their economy structured? How did the women contribute to subsistence? What were their roles? How did men contribute to subsistence?What were their roles? Is Nepal a state society? How were they socially structured? Did they have the class system at this time? What cultural changes accord with the invasion of Malla in the 12th century?
This assignment does not require bibliography. I just need to understand the culutre of Nepal, in order to understand their art.