Autonomy - Aparna Rao - Hardcover

The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years on concepts of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected. This is the first study to examine the individual-dividual debate empirically from the emic perspective of decision making, observed over a two-year period among the Bakkarwal, Himalayan Muslim pastoralists. Of particular significance is the fact that the author bases her approach on the life cycle and on gender and status differences.Rao, Aparna is the author of 'Autonomy - Aparna Rao - Hardcover' with ISBN 9781571818331 and ISBN 1571818332.