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Land & peoples of the Andamans: a geographical & socio-economical study with a short account of the Nicobar Islands

The Post-Graduate Book MartCalcuttaPublished In 1962 • Pages:

By: Sen, Probhat Kumar.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work provides a thorough survey of the physical geography of the Andaman Islands (location, topography, climate, geology, soils, vegetation, and mineral resources) and a culture summary of the natives, i.e., the Jarawa, Ongee, Andamanese, and the Sentinelese. There is also a summary of Andaman culture history.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Climate
History
External relations
Flora
Identification
Water supply
Population
Acculturation and culture contact
Historical reconstruction
Composition of population
Ethnic stratification
Settlement patterns
Cultural goals
Comparative evidence
Sociocultural trends
Birth statistics
Racial identification
Boats
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Descriptive somatology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Andamans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1995
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.
Geographer
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1965
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1955
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1788-1962
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Andaman Islands, India
NotesAdditional notes
Probhat Kumar Sen
This was originally written in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Science degree from Calcutta University
Only the introductory material (5 pp.), pp. i-xix, and 1-76 are included
Includes index and bibliography
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Andamanese (Indic people)