Theft, patronage & society in Western India
This thesis is an ethnography of a community of professional thieves called the Kanjar-a 'caste of thieves' by practice, public perception and self-designation-in the northern Indian province of Rajasthan. It is also an argument that spells out the broader logic of rank in local society. I...
Những tác giả chính: | Piliavsky, A, Anastasia Piliavsky |
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Tác giả khác: | Dresch, P |
Định dạng: | Luận văn |
Ngôn ngữ: | English |
Được phát hành: |
2011
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