TY - BOOK AU - Ahmad, Aijazuddin TI - Social geography of India SN - 8180698629 U1 - 307.76 PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - Concept Pub. Co. N1 - Contents Preface to the second edition 7 Preface to the first edition 9 List of Tables 14 List of Figures 17 List of Boxes 20 List of Appendices 21 1. Social Geography 23 An Introduction 2. Social Geography: The Indian Context 41 Laying the Foundations 3. Origins 64 Social Differentiation and Region-formation 4. Tribal Formation 97 From Tribe to Proletariat 5. Caste 139 In Time and Space 6. Speech Communities 200 Language: A Bridge, not a Cleavage 7. Communities of Faith 227 Cant in a Regional Mould 8. The Social Fabric-An Overview 262 Some Preliminary Conclusions Appendices 266 Bibliography 338 Index 349 ER -