India's Ex-Untouchables.
New York. John Day. 1965. 188pp, index, slightly shelf worn dustjacket with discoloured spine, now protected, name front pastedown, otherwise good. When referring to this item please quote stockid 8583. More
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The Changing Brahmans.
Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1970. Maps, xxii + 251pp, appendices, glossary, references, index, very good in little rubbed and worn but now protected dustjacket. The author explores how those at the top of the caste structure cope with the conflict between the traditional ways of caste and kinship and..... More
Marriage and Modernity Family Values in Colonial Bengal
Durham. Duke University Press, 2009. Black and white illustrations, xii + 343pp, appendices, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. Very good paperback copy. An innovative cultural history of the evolution of modern marriage practices in Bengal, "Marriage and Modernity" challenges assumptions that arranged marriage is an antiquated practice. Rochona Majumdar demonstrates that..... More
Caste and Kinship in Central India. A Village and its Region.
Berkeley. University of California Press. 1965. Black and white photographic illustrations, xvi + 295pp, references, glossary, index, very good copy in marked and faded dustjacket. The author examines in detail inter-caste relationships within the village and constitution of the caste. When referring to this item please quote stockid 44620... More
My Village, My Life. Nanpur: A Portrait of an Indian Village.
London. David Poynter. 1973. Black and white line illustrations, 232pp, appendices, dustjacket edges trifle worn, signed by author half-title, a clean copy in good to very good condition. "In this series of delightful vignettes Prafulla Mohanti paints a vivid picture of life in his village in India as it is..... More
Encyclopaedia of Indian Culture Volume V (V-Z).
New Delhi. Sterling Publishers Private Ltd., 1985. xii + 312pp (1505-1817), bibliography, index, small stain from removed label front free endpaper, lower front cover bumped, still a good copy in little worn hardback. When referring to this item please quote stockid 152668. More
Homage to Pade Shastree.
Baroda. Shri D.J. Dave. 1964. Black and white photographic llustrations, upper edges browned, wrappers marked and torn with loss on head and tail of spine, corners somewhat bumped, amateur lettering on spine. "This presentation volume comprises articles of three types: 1) Pade Shastree as I know him; 2) select articles..... More
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