Patronage as politics in South Asia / edited by Anastasia Piliavsky. - xiv, 469 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Focuses on the persistent norms of conduct and communication, forms of economic and ritual exchange, and mutual expectations, which distinguish patronage patterns in South Asian countries from those observed anywhere else"--

9781107056084 (hardback)

2014002313


Patronage, Political--South Asia.
Social structure--South Asia.
Political sociology.

JQ98.A91 / P38 2014

306.20954 PAT