Forest Traders: A Socio-Economic Study of the Hill Pandaram

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The first ethnographic study of a community with structured trading relationships, the nomadic forest community of the Hill Pandarm. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Preface Dedication Page Contents Figures Maps Tables Introduction i. Methodological perspectives ii. Research procedures 1. Historical Perspectives i. The caste system ii. The forest tribes iii. Historical sketch of the Hill Pandaram 2. The Setting i. The Ghat forests ii. The Hill Pandaram - introductory notes iii. Physical characteristics iv. Dispersal v. Language and culture vi. Land rights of the hill tribes vii. The cultural setting viii. Tribe or caste? 3. Economic Life i. The forest settlements ii. Forest camps and material culture iii. Hunting activities iv. The nature and scope of the contractual system v. Subsistence food-gathering and the continuity of change vi. The forest economy - some general notes 4. Patterns of Social Interaction i. The conjugal bond - some preliminary remarks ii. The system of kinship categories iii. Patterns of marriage iv. Social structure v. Socialization patterns and the life-cycle vi. Authority structures 5. Group Structure and Settlement i. Social organization ii. Camp aggregates and nomadic movements iii. Analysis of group structure iv. Territory v. Settlement and the changing pattern of adaptation Notes List of Works Cited Index