Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. PREFACE XIII
4. NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION XVI
5. PART I. The Background
6. I. INTRODUCTION 3
7. II. THE BACKGROUND 11
8. III. CASTE MEMBERSHIP 24
9. PART II. Inter-caste Relations
10. IV. CASTE AND RITUAL STATUS 33
11. V. ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CASTE 61
12. VI. CASTE AND VILLAGE LEADERSHIP 92
13. VII. THE VILLAGE AS A UNIT 132
14. PART III. The Constitution of the Caste
15. VIII. INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE CASTE 151
16. IX. THE PLACE OF THE UNILINEAL DESCENT GROUP 184
17. X. THE PATTERN OF MARRIAGE 202
18. XI. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN KIN 214
19. XII. SOCIAL CONTROL IN THE SUBCASTE 251
20. XIII. CONCLUSION 270
21. REFERENCES 277
22. GLOSSARY 281
23. INDEX 287