Village, caste, gender and method: Essays in Indian social anthro

The Indian village: myth and reality; The social system of a Mysore village; Mobility in the caste system; The cohesive role of sanskritization; The dominant caste in Rampura; The caste system and its future; The changing position of Indian women; Some refletions of dowry; Village studies, participant observation and social science research in India; Studying one´ s own culture: some thoughts; The observer and the observed in the study of cultures; The insider versus the outsider in the study of cultures.