Autonomy: Life Cycle, Gender, and Status among Himalayan Pastoralists: 0

Rao, Aparna

 
9781571819031: Autonomy: Life Cycle, Gender, and Status among Himalayan Pastoralists: 0
ISBN 10: 1571819037 ISBN 13: 9781571819031
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 1998

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Aparna Rao (1950-2005) 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.

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Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1571819037
ISBN 13 
9781571819031
Binding
Library Binding
Edition number
1
Number of pages
368

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