Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Library copy - library marks remain. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 341 pages; 21cm. Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Village -- Part II. The Traditional Village -- 3. The Family -- 4. The Khari Bh uki -- 5. The Bilateral Kindred -- 6. The Castes and Their Place in Village Life -- 7. The Distribution and Organization of the Castes -- 8. Caste Rank -- 9. Interpersonal Relations Among the Castes -- 10. Village Politics -- 11. Village Cohesion -- Part III. Change -- 12. The Changing Village, 1954-1955 -- 13. The Changing Village, 1961 -- Part IV. Summary and Conclusion -- 14. Summary and Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index. Subjects: Villages India Pune (District) ; Case studies. Villages - India - Pune (District) - Case studies. Pune (India : District) - Rural conditions - Case studies. Conflicten.Steden. Rural conditions.Villages. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.Villages India Poona (District) ; Case studies.71.14 urban society.Villages India Pune (District) ; Case studies.Villages Case studies India Poona (District). SOCIAL SCIENCE Regional Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology General.Rural conditions.Villages. VillagesRural conditionsAnthropology India.Anthropology Pakistan.Aldeas India Poona (Distrito) Estudio con casos. Pune (India : District) Rural conditions ; Case studies. India Pune (District). Poona (India : District) Rural conditions ; Case studies. Pune (India : District) Rural conditions ; Case studies. India Pune (District). India Pune (District).

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 390084
Title: Gaon : Conflict and Cohesion in an Indian Village / Henry Orenstein
Author: Orenstein, Henry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
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Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1965

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