Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 1 of 7

Edgar Thurston

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 340 pages

This is the first volume of an early twentieth-century ethnographic survey of castes and tribes in southern India, arranged from A to B. It describes customs, occupations, and social organization of many communities, drawing on colonial-era research and museum records. It is worth listening to as a historical source on colonial ethnography and the diversity of southern India.

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