The Nayars today / by C.J. Fuller
1976, First Edition. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #442692
ISBN: 0521213010
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. Kinship. Nairs Social conditions. Kinship Society. South Asia History. India History.
Price: €30.00