The Nayars Today Tapa blanda - 1977

Cambridge University Press, 1976. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2004. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. x, 264pp. Pictorial laminated light card covers. 8vo. Light chipping to edges and wear to covers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-toned and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: xi, 173 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes: Based, in part, on the author's thesis, University of Manchester, 1974. Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.Contents: ""The nobles of Malabar"" : foreign images of the Nayars -- Introduction to the Nayars in Central Travancore -- The Nayar kinship system in Ramankara -- The Nayar marriage system in Ramankara -- The ""traditional"" Nayar marriage system -- The disintegration of the matrilineal joint-family system. Subjects: Nairs Social life and customs.Kinship India Kerala.Nayar M�urs et coutumes.Parent� Inde Kerala.Kinship. Nairs Social life and customs. EheFamilie NayarVerwandtschaftNairs Social life and customs. Kinship India Kerala. Nayar (caste de l'Inde) Moeurs et coutumes.… Leer más

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This 1976 study examines the Nayars of Kerala who are famous in anthropological circles because, unusually, they trace descent through the female line and, in the past, had a marriage system in which women were allowed several husbands

Paperback / softback. New. This 1976 study examines the Nayars of Kerala who are famous in anthropological circles because, unusually, they trace descent through the female line and, in the past, had a marriage system in which women were allowed several husbands simultaneously. Dr Fuller situates his analysis in its historical context throughout.

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 186 . Papeback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge University Press. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!