Book

The valley of Kashmír

Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press WarehouseLondonPublished In 1895 • Pages:

By: Lawrence, Walter R. (Walter Roper).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a comprehensive report on the Kashmir Valley and its inhabitants written by a former Settlement Commissioner for the State of Kashmir and Jammu. The subjects covered extensively include geology, flora, fauna, archeology, traditional history, ethnic divisions, economic activities and the tax system. An administrator’s attention to taxation, especially of agricultural land, occupies an inordinate proportion of the text. Agriculture, land use, certain aspects of land tenure, and the operation of the state bureaucracy also receive detailed treatment. Despite this emphasis on economic phenomena, the book contains a relatively full account of the valley’s culture and natural environment.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Fauna
Prehistory
Ethos
Domesticated animals
Agriculture
Religious and educational structures
External trade
Taxation and public income
Exploitation
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kashmiri
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2023
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
South Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Government Official
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
René Millon ; 1955
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1889-1895
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1887-1895
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kashmir division, Jammu and Kashmir, India
NotesAdditional notes
By Walter R. Lawrence
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
01018609
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kashmiri (South Asian people)
Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Description and travel