Tribesmen of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Asiatic Society of Pakistan Publications--No. 1.
1958207758Dacca Pakistan.: Asiatic Society of Pakistan. First Edition. 1958. Folding map two folding charts tables black and white photographic illustrations 109 pages errata 24.5 x 16.1 cms title wrappers spine shipped and edgewear but in very good clean condition. Scarce ethnographic study. In 1956 the author Pierre Bessaignet 1914-1989 under the auspices of UNESCO had created the sociology department at the University of Dhaka Bangladesh where he continued to teach for a few years. This publication is illustrated with 18 pages of black and white photographs chiefly of tribespeople and dwellings; charts relating to genealogy and village social structure and economic life; line drawings that provide floor plans of various dwellings and storage facilities; plus chapters relating to specific villages and families in these villages. There is a final chapter pointedly titled "The Future of the Tribesmen." Bibliography at rear of volume. . . Asiatic Society of Pakistan. unknown
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