Bicultural Versatility As a Frontier Adaptation Among the Paliyan Foragers of South India

Gardner's ethnography provides details on a group of nomadic hunter-gatherers who have lived on the periphery of civilizations for centuries, but who have maintained a degree of autonomy and freedom of action. He calls the Paliyans bicultural for the ease with which they interact with the surrounding Tamil society without being assimilated into it; in fact, the caste-conscious Tamils view them as holy. Gardner (anthropology, U. of Missouri) explores details of Paliyan life from subsistence and social organization to gender relations, cosmology, and child-rearing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

General

ISBN		9780773478190
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Edwin Mellen Pr
Pages		262
List Price		$109.95
Author		Gardner, Peter M.
Publication Date		07/01/2000
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.5 Inches (US) Width: 6.75 Inches (US) Thickness: 1 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1.4 Pounds (US)
Series		Studies in the History and Civilizations of India Volume 2