Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf is widely regarded as the leading authority on the Indian tribal people, their lore, and their way of life. In this illuminating study, he draws on observations among Indian tribal populations from 1940-80 to assess the successs and failures of Government policies toward them. His wide-ranging work encompases economic, social change, and environmental perspectives to offer a unique resource for students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, environmental studies, and governmental policy.

Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival (Oxford India Paperbacks)

History

Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von

World

Oxford University Press

The Naked Nagas: Head-Hunters of Assam in Peace and War (English and German Edition)

Asia

Ams Pr Inc

<p>This if the first anthropological study of the Sherpas, a tribe of hillmen figuring in the reports on all the great Himalayan mountaineering ventures. To many readers familiar with their prowess as intrepid mountaineers and hardy expedition porters their highly organized social order, their great civic sense and elaboration of ceremonial, their practice of polyandry and above all the devotion of many men and women to monastic ideals and a sophisticated religious life may come as a surprise. Between 1953 and 1962 Haimendorf spent 25 months in the Buddhist highlands of Nepal, and his descriptions of the social aspects of Buddhist ritual and monastic institutions form an important addition to our knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism as a living relibion</p>

The Sherpas of Nepal: Buddhist Highlanders.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Transatlantic Arts

Himalayan traders: Life in highland Nepal

J.Murray

Return to the Naked Nagas : An Anthropologist's View of Nagaland 1936-1970

John Murray Publishers

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von