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Land Tenure in Village Ceylon: A Sociological and Historical Study (Cambridge South Asian Studies)
Land Tenure in Village Ceylon A Sociological and Historical Study - Cambridge South Asian Studies
Author: Gananath Obeyesekere
This anthropological work of unusual historical depth describes the pattern of land tenure and resulting social structure in the Ceylonese village of Madagama. Dr Obeyesekere analyses the contemporary system in detail, and traces the evolution of every land holding and the correlated kinship pattern from the inception of the estate in 1790. The ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521053259
ISBN-10: 0521053250
Publication Date: 2/4/2008
Pages: 348
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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