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Review of Lionel Caplan, Administration and Politics in a Nepalese Town
This is a review by Ludwig F. Stiller of Lionel Caplan, Administration and Politics in a Nepalese Town: The Study of a District Capital and Its Environs (London: Oxford University Press, 1975).
Review of Gabriel Campbell, Saints and Householders: A Study of Hindu Ritual and Myth among the Kangra Rajputs
This is a review by Augusta Molnar of Gabriel Campbell, Saints and Householders: A Study of Hindu Ritual and Myth among the Kangra Rajputs.
Nepal: An Assertive Monarchy
This is a review by Y. N. Khanal of Nepal: An Assertive Monarchy, edited by S. D. Muni
Newar Kinship Terms in the Light of Kinship Typology
The article studies the Newar kinship system using both of the main methods of classifying kinship systems. One classifies according to the terms used for addressing one's cousins and the other classi...
Economic Relationships between Occupational Castes and High Castes in Central Nepal
The article studies the economic relationships between occupational castes and high castes in central Nepal. In this article the Kami, Sarki, and Damai are termed occupational castes. The study area i...
Population, Social Structure, and Strategic Behaviour: An Essay on Polyandry, Fertility and Change in Limi Panchayat
The article is an essay on polyandry, fertility, and change in Limi panchayat with the aim of assessing population, social structure, and strategic behavior. It tries to explain the importance of poly...
Ecological Constraints on Trans-Himalayan Trade in Nepal
The article discusses the ecological constraints on trans-Himalayan trade in Nepal. It discusses the primary trade route where main markets and entrepots are interconnected. One such route is the rout...
Of People and Naks: The Management and Meaning of High Altitude Herding among Contemporary Solu Sherpas
The article studies economic and management aspects of high altitude herding in Solu in northern Nepal. High altitude herding remains an integral part of contemporary Solu Sherpa life. Solu Sherpas re...
The Kuswar of Chaithali (Central Nepal)
An ethnographic study of the Kuswar by the author is presented with the help of a man named Sarkiman who is Kuswa and was a traveling companion of the author for more than ten years. The article explo...
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