Calibrated Engagement: chronicles of local politics in the heartland of Myanmar by
Chapter Titles: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Text -- Introduction -- PART I Histories -- 1 The Coming of Village Headship -- 2 The Last Men of Power -- 3 The Rise of Village Affairs -- PART II Making Politics -- 4 Being the Headman -- 5 Transmitting Land -- 6 The Worth of the Big Men -- 7 Coda Choosing a New Headman -- Conclusion History, Power and Violence -- Glossary -- References -- Index
Friend by Day Enemy by Night : organized vengeance in a Kohistani Community by
Foreword.Acknowledgements.1. Introduction.2. The Course of the Feud.3. The Power of Islam.4. The Genesis of Dushmani.5. The Distortion of Ecology and Economics.6. The Unbalancing of Kinship.7. The Contortion of Politics.8. The Politics of Fieldwork.Bibliography.Glossary.
Gopalpur : a south Indian village by
Chapters: The shape of Gopalpur -- Childhood and it's consequences -- The problem of acquiring relatives -- Jati and village -- Religion -- Patterns of action -- Navira: the new wind -- Gopalpur and other villages -- Fieldwork in Gopalpur