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Political systems of Highland Burma: a study of Kachin social structure
Edmund Ronald Leach-
Frontmatter
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PART I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
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I. INTRODUCTION (page 1)
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II. THE ECOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF KACHIN SOCIETY (page 18)
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III. THE CATEGORIES SHAN AND KACHIN AND THEIR SUBDIVISIONS (page 29)
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PART II. THE STRUCTURE OF KACHIN GUMSA SOCIETY
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IV. HPALANG--AN UNSTABLE KACHIN GUMSA COMMUNITY (page 63)
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V. THE STRUCTURAL CATEGORIES OF KACHIN GUMSA SOCIETY (page 101)
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PART III. STRUCTURAL VARIABILITY
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VI. GUMLAO AND GUMSA (page 197)
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VII. GUMSA AND SHAN (page 213)
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VIII. THE EVIDENCE FROM KACHIN HISTORY (page 227)
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IX. MYTH AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR FACTION AND SOCIAL CHANGE (page 264)
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X. CONCLUSION (page 279)
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APPENDICESI. Some Documented Cases of Linguistic Change (page 293)
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II. The Hpalang Feud as Officially Reported (page 298)
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III. The Nature of Kachin 'Slavery' (page 299)
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IV. Jinghpaw Kinship Terminology (page 304)
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V. Estimate of 'Shan' and 'Kachin' Population in the Kachin Hills Area (page 309)
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VI. Rainfall: Annual Precipitation in Inches (page 310)
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VII. A Note on the Qualification of the Author (page 311)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 313)
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INDEX (page 319)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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AANTH | 57.2 pt. 1 (Apr. 1955): 362-363 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7294%28195504%292%3A57%3A2%3C362%3APSOHBA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2 |
FEQ | 14.2 (Feb. 1955): 284-285 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0363-6917%28195502%2914%3A2%3C284%3APSOHBA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K |
BSOAS | 17.2 (1955): 389-932 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0041-977X%281955%2917%3A2%3C389%3APSOHBA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K |
IA | 30.4 (Oct. 1954): 529-530 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0020-5850%28195410%2930%3A4%3C529%3APSOHBA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I |
Man | 54 (May 1954): 82 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0025-1496%28195405%291%3A54%3C82%3A1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H |
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Published: 1970
Publisher: Athlone Press
- 9780485196443 (paper)