Knowing Dil Das : stories of a Himalayan hunter / Joseph S. Alter.

Author
Alter, Joseph S. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2000], ©2000.
Description
xvii, 193 pages ; 24 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
Contemporary ethnography series. [More in this series]
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-186) and index.
Contents
  • Pt. I. Bal Kand / The Book of Childhood. Ch. 1. Dil Das - Enslaved Heart. Ch. 2. Woodstock School: Protestants, Peasants, and Ethics. Ch. 3. A Tiger's Tale
  • Pt. II. Aranya Kand / The Forest Book. Ch. 4. Coapman's Fall. Ch. 5. Hearts of Darkness. Ch. 6. Land Masters: Purebred History
  • Pt. III. Shram Kand / The Book of Labor. Ch. 7. Dairying: An Untold Story. Ch. 8. Slippage: Out of Work, Through Hunting. Ch. 9. The Terms of Friendship
  • Pt. IV. Uttarkhand / Himalaya. Ch. 10. The Heart of the Matter. Ch. 11. A Hybrid History of Encounter.
ISBN
  • 081223524X (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0812217128 (paper : alk. paper)
LCCN
99032283
OCLC
41412015
RCP
C - S
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