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100 _aMines, Mattison
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245 _aPublic faces, private voices : community and individuality in South India
260 _aBerkeley
_bUniversity of California press
_c1994
300 _ax,232p.
505 _aCONTENTS List of Figures and Maps vii Acknowledgements ix 1. Introduction: Individuality in South India 1 PART 1. Public Faces 29 2. The Nature of Civic Individuality 31 3. Institutions and Big-men of a Madras City Community: George Town Today 49 4. Making the Community: George Town in Social History 84 5. A Portrait of Change 108 6. The Decline of Community and the Roles of Big-men 115 PART 2. Private Voices 147 7. Themes of Individuality in Private and Public Lives: Personal Narratives 149 8. Locating Individuality within the Collective Context 187 9. Conclusions 199 Notes 209 Bibliography 221 Index 227
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