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This anthropological work of unusual historical depth describes the pattern of land tenure and resulting social structure in the Ceylonese village of Madagama. Dr Obeyesekere analyses the contemporary system in detail, and traces the evolution of every land holding and the correlated kinship pattern from the inception of the estate in 1790.Obeyesekere, Gananath is the author of 'Land Tenure in Village Ceylon', published 2008 under ISBN 9780521053259 and ISBN 0521053250.
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