Autonomy: Life Cycle, Gender and Status Among Himalayan Pastoralists

Rao, Aparna

ISBN 10 : 1571819037 ISBN 13 : 9781571819031

Editeur : 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1571819037
• ISBN 13: 9781571819031
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne