Rural Society in Southeast India

by Kathleen Gough

Book Overview

This book is a comparative study of caste and class in two small villages in the Thanjāvūr district of southeast India based on fieldwork done by the author in 1951-3. Differing from the usual village study, Gough's work traces the history of the villages over the past century and examines the impact of colonialism on the district since 1770. The volume's theoretical significance lies in its attempt to define more clearly the characteristics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521040191
• ISBN13: 9780521040198
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"