Author: Singh, Budh; Singh, R.K. and Gopal, Chandan Title: Town Survey Report: Vrindaban
Description: Delhi, Controller of Publications, (1990). orig.wrappers. 29x22cm, vii.254,(49)pp, Census of India 1981, Series 22- Uttar Pradesh, part X - C. 38pp photos, 11pp graphs. Some rubbing, corner bumped, Good+ ¶ Study of a major Vaishnavite pilgrimage center (associated with childhood of Lord Krishna) , situated 437 km from Lucknow & 156 km from Delhi, detailing history of development of the town, amenities & services, economic life, ethnic & selected socio-cultural characteristics, migration & settlement; neighbourhood pattern, family life; housing & material culture; slums & other areas with substandard living conditions, organization of power & prestige; leisure & recreation, social participation, social awareness, religion & crime, etc. Publisher's colophon on rear cover reads: "PRG 28.81 (U.P.) - 300 - 1990 - DSK II" [ie:published in an edition of 300 copies]
Keywords: Sociology of Religion, Uttar Pradesh, South Asia, Social statistics, Census of India, Urban sociology, Urbanization, Pilgrimage centers, Demography, Vrindaban
Price: US$ 59.00 Seller: Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark
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