Jonathan P Parry

Caste and Kinship in Kangra

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study is a major addition to understanding the problems of social inequality and the nature of caste and kinship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 435g
• ISBN-13: 9781138862036
• ISBN-10: 1138862037
• Artikelnr.: 42834868

Autorenporträt

Jonathan P. Parry

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Inter-caste relations 1. Introduction: the axiom and idiom of
inequality2. The setting3. The economy4. The hierarchical aspects of
castePart 2: The internal structure of the caste 5. Clans and their
segments6. Households and their partition7. Rajput hypergamy in an
historical perspective8. The 'biradari' reform movement9. Marriage
strategies10. Affines and consanguines11. Conclusion: The limits of
hierarchy