Author: Majumdar, D.N.
Title: Himalayan Polyandry: Structure, Functioning & Culture Change. A Field-Study of Jaunsar-Bawar
Description: Bombay, Asia Publishing House, (1963). Reprint. orig. cloth. 24x17cm,, 389,(8) pages. Some faint side page-edge spots. One page bears some small light stains to page margin. Name inked on flyleaf.. 8 photoplates. Folding map.. Several light buckled spots to cover surface. Good. ¶ Contents: Past & Present of Jaunsar-Bawar; The Field Centres; Social Stratification & Caste-Hierarchy; Kinship Structure & Its Dynamic Functions; Vilage Organization & Leadership; Economic Activities & Occupational Specializations; The Family Economy; Education & Training; Religion - The Wonder World of Khasas; The Impact of Community Development Programmes & Culture Change; Sponsored Change & Community Response; A General Appraisal of C.D.P.

Keywords: Indian Ethnology, Jaunsar-Bawar, Uttar Pradesh, Polyandry, Social Anthropology, Sociology Ethnology, Kinship Ethnography, Dehra Dun, India South Asia, Himalayan