Book
Land & peoples of the Andamans: a geographical & socio-economical study with a short account of the Nicobar Islands
The Post-Graduate Book Mart • Calcutta • Published In 1962 • Pages:
By: Sen, Probhat Kumar.
Abstract
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.
- Subjects
- 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
- culture
- Andamans
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Geographer
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1965
- Field Date
- ca. 1955
- Coverage Date
- 1788-1962
- Coverage Place
- Andaman Islands, India
- 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
- LCSH
- Andamanese (Indic people)