There Comes Papa; Colonialism and the Transformation of Matriliny in Kerala, Malabar c. 1850-1940

By:

Arunima, G

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Hyderabad; Orient Longman; 2003Description: 223pISBN:

9788125025146

Subject(s):

Colonialism-Kerala

DDC classification:

KL 325.32 Aru

Summary: This is the first study to examine Nayar matriliny as a historical phenomenon. Kerala is the only place in the world where a kinship system was outlawed! The book analyses the reasons for the abolition by the colonial state and lays bare the differences between early twentieth, late twentieth and mid-nineteenth century forms of matriliny. This is the first historical work in India on matriliny.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	KL 325.32 Aru (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		87860

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This is the first study to examine Nayar matriliny as a historical phenomenon. Kerala is the only place in the world where a kinship system was outlawed! The book analyses the reasons for the abolition by the colonial state and lays bare the differences between early twentieth, late twentieth and mid-nineteenth century forms of matriliny. This is the first historical work in India on matriliny.

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