Government of IndiaEthnography (Castes and Tribes)
Author: Baines, Athelstane
Keywords: Ethnogrpahy, castes, tribes, caste groups, India
Publisher: Verlag Von Karl J. Trubner, Strassburg
Description: Authored by Sir Athlestane Baines, this book is an overall ethnographic study of India. The author elaborates on caste and caste groups that dominate India’s social structure. In the book, the author has divided the various caste groups into different categories: special groups, the village community, subsidiary professional castes, urban castes, nomadic castes, hill tribes and Muslim race tribes. Within each of these categories, the various castes have been listed along with short descriptions of their lineage and occupations.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Baines, Athelstane |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-27T11:25:22Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-27T11:25:22Z |
| dc.description | Authored by Sir Athlestane Baines, this book is an overall ethnographic study of India. The author elaborates on caste and caste groups that dominate India’s social structure. In the book, the author has divided the various caste groups into different categories: special groups, the village community, subsidiary professional castes, urban castes, nomadic castes, hill tribes and Muslim race tribes. Within each of these categories, the various castes have been listed along with short descriptions of their lineage and occupations. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 211 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Verlag Von Karl J. Trubner, Strassburg |
| dc.subject | Ethnogrpahy, castes, tribes, caste groups, India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1912 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-001734 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Baines, Athelstane |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-27T11:25:22Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-27T11:25:22Z |
| dc.description | Authored by Sir Athlestane Baines, this book is an overall ethnographic study of India. The author elaborates on caste and caste groups that dominate India’s social structure. In the book, the author has divided the various caste groups into different categories: special groups, the village community, subsidiary professional castes, urban castes, nomadic castes, hill tribes and Muslim race tribes. Within each of these categories, the various castes have been listed along with short descriptions of their lineage and occupations. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 211 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Verlag Von Karl J. Trubner, Strassburg |
| dc.subject | Ethnogrpahy, castes, tribes, caste groups, India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1912 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-001734 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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