Caste and Kinship in KangraThis study is a major addition to understanding the problems of social inequality and the nature of caste and kinship. A full account is given of the social structure of the region, emphasizing the continuity of principles, which govern relations between castes and relationships within castes. |
Contents
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Clans and their segments | 131 |
Households and their partition | 150 |
Rajput hypergamy in an historical perspective | 195 |
The biradari reform movement | 247 |
Marriage strategies | 270 |
Affines and consanguines | 297 |
The limits of hierarchy | 314 |
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