Marriage and Kinship in an Island SocietySocial anthropological study of the people of Kalpeni, an island of the Laccadive group. |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Marriage and Kinship in an Island Society Monographs in anthropology & sociology, University of Saugar University of Saugar. Monographs in anthropology & sociology |
| Author | Abdul Rahman Kutty |
| Publisher | National [Publishing House, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 2, 2006 |
| Length | 227 pages |
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