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020 _a 9781107657403
040 _cSPAB
041 _aeng
082 _a301.4420954
_bOMA-I
100 _aO'Malley, L. S. S.
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245 _aIndian caste customs.
_cL. S. S. O'Malley
_bby L.S.S. O'Malley.
260 _bCambridge University Press
_c2014
_aNew York
300 _aix, 190p.
505 _aPreface; 1. The caste system; 2. Caste government; 3. External control; 4. Penalties; 5. Marriage and morals; 6. Food and drink; 7. Occupations; 8. The untouchables; 9. Modern tendencies; Index.
520 _aOriginally published in 1932, this book presents a concise study of the Indian caste system. The text was created 'in the hope of adding to the ordinary man's knowledge of this peculiar form of social organization and of enabling him to form a judgment of its merits and defects'.
650 _aGEN
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690 _aIndia-Social life and customs.
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690 _aCaste-India.
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