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Family and Kinship
Madan, Honorary Professor Of Sociology T N (University Of Delhi The Institute Of Economic Growth, Delhi Institute Of Economic Growth, Delhi Universit
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Paperback. This is a new, fiftieth anniversary edition of a pioneering and ethnographically rich account of the Hindu family. First published in 1965, the book describes a typical Kashmiri homeland and examines the composition of, and modes of recruitment to, the household. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFS; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Soon after its publication in 1965, this book earned recognition in anthropological and sociological circles as a pioneering and ethnographically rich account of the Hindu familyindeed it has since become a classic. It has been widely cited and discussed, and used as a text worldwide in courses on kinship. In his foreword, Professor J.A. Barnes (then at the Australian National University) wrote: Dr Madans study adds to our understanding of social behaviour in general, without restriction on region and epoch. Professor Leela Dube, in her 1974 review, wrote: [This book] is the only full length published study focusing ... Read more
Soon after its publication in 1965, this book earned recognition in anthropological and sociological circles as a pioneering and ethnographically rich account of the Hindu familyindeed it has since become a classic. It has been widely cited and discussed, and used as a text worldwide in courses on kinship. In his foreword, Professor J.A. Barnes (then at the Australian National University) wrote: Dr Madans study adds to our understanding of social behaviour in general, without restriction on region and epoch. Professor Leela Dube, in her 1974 review, wrote: [This book] is the only full length published study focusing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780199465439
SKU
V9780199465439
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About Madan, Honorary Professor Of Sociology T N (University Of Delhi The Institute Of Economic Growth, Delhi Institute Of Economic Growth, Delhi Universit
T.N. Madan is Honorary Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and Docteur Honoris Causa of the University of Paris (Nanterre).
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