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Caste and the Economic Frontier; A Village in Highland Orissa
by Bailey, F. G
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- Hardcover
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- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, Indian Branch. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket has edge-creasing, one-inch closed tear and several tiny tears. Spine is sunned. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . Classic sociological-economic study of a small Hindu village in the Orissa Hills of India. Includes 8 pages of plates as well as tables, charts, and maps. An excellent copy. This is the first Indian edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 292 pages. G3 .
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- Sweet Beagle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32405
- Title
- Caste and the Economic Frontier; A Village in Highland Orissa
- Author
- Bailey, F. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Indian Branch
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Economics, Sociology, Caste System, Village Life, India, Pollitics, Economic Issues
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology; Business and Economics; Culture and Society; Botony, Agriculture and Farming;
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