Caste in India: Its Nature, Function, and Origins
by Hutton, J. H
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good in Fair dust jacket
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High Point, North Carolina, United States
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A$37.19A$29.75
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1951. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good in Fair dust jacket. Second Edition. Sound binding and hinges. Previous owner's name on ffep. Pages clean, tanned. Fold-out map at end of book is edge worn. Paper over boards is edge rubbed. DJ has deep chipping at spine along with tanning, overall shelf wear. ; General background of the Indian caste system, with an outline of the racial elements of India as a whole and area by area; effects of the caste system on daily life; the origins of caste. ; 8.75" tall; 315 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Cat's Cradle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3600064
- Title
- Caste in India: Its Nature, Function, and Origins
- Author
- Hutton, J. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- ASIA, INDIA, CASTE, SOCIAL, SOCIETY, ANTHROPOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Social Sciences; Asia;
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Fair
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- FFEP
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- Shelf Wear
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