Autonomy: Life Cycle, Gender, and Status Among Himalayan Pastoralists Contributor(s): Rao, Aparna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1571819037 ISBN-13: 9781571819031 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1998 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
Dewey: 306.089 |
LCCN: 97-15842 |
Lexile Measure: 1310 |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.27 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
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Publisher Description: The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years on concepts of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected. This is the first study to examine the individual-dividual debate empirically from the - emic - perspective of decision making, observed over a two-year period among the Bakkarwal, Himalayan Muslim pastoralists. Of particular significance is the fact that the author bases her approach on the life cycle and on gender and status differences. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rao, Aparna: - The late Aparna Rao spent many years doing ethnographic fieldwork among numerous rural and semi-rural communities in Afghanistan, Kashmir and in western India, and published several books and papers based on her research. |