Book
Pul Eliya, a village in Ceylon: a study of land tenure and kinship
University Press • Cambridge, England • Published In 1961 • Pages:
By: Leach, Edmund R..
Abstract
The subject matter of this ethnography is the relation between land use and kinship within the framework of Pul Eliya, a small peasant community in the Kandy area of Sri Lanka. The book provides a detailed account of the land tenure, kinship and marriage systems, their interrelationship being supported by extensive case history material.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; John Beierle ; 1969-1973
- Field Date
- June-December 1954, August 1956
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Pul Eliya, Kandy area of Sri Lanka
- Notes
- by E. R. Leach
- reprinted in 1968
- LCCN
- 61001517
- LCSH
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)