Author: MANDELBAUM, DAVID G.
Title: Society in India. Volume One: Continuity and Change.
Description: Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. 0520016238. Second printing. "Volume One opens with the concepts of social system and of caste order and then defines the major components of Indian society. Family and kinship relations are next discussed, with particular attention to the relevance of family relations in the larger society. Hierarchical ranking is central to relations among people of differnet caste groups, or jatis.." Pp.xii/323/37(bibliography)/14(index), map to end, owner's name to half-title page. Paperback, minor edge wear. VG.

Keywords: Mandelbaum Society India Volume One Change Continuity Social System Caste Order Indian Family Kinship Hierarchy Jatis Ritual Secular 48918 Anthropology


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