The Apa Tanis and their Neighbours: A primitive society of the Eastern HimalayasInhabiting a secluded valley in the Eastern Himalayas, the Apa Tanis remained virtually unknown to the outside world until 1944-45 when the author spent several months in their villages, studying their internal social structure as well as their political and economic relations with neighbouring tribes. |
Contents
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The Utilization of Natural Resources | 12 |
Trade and Barter | 46 |
Social Structure | 61 |
The Position of Slaves | 74 |
The Maintenance of Law and Order | 100 |
Relations with Neighbours in Peace | 121 |
Religion and the Moral Order | 131 |
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