Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Tables IX
4. Illustrations XI
5. Maps XI
6. Preface XIII
7. Transliteration XV
8. 1. Introductory 1
9. 2. The setting 11
10. 3. Land and kin groups 24
11. 4. Limbus and Brahmans: the cleavage 55
12. 5. Interdependence: the economic context 76
13. 6. Interdependence: the political context 125
14. 7. Land, culture and politics 180
15. 8. Conclusion 196
16. Appendix A: The measurement of land 205
17. Appendix B : Agricultural income 207
18. References 209
19. Glossary 215
20. Index 219