The Todas |
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Author:
| Rivers, William Halse Rivers |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-108-07912-9 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $73.99 |
Book Description:
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A physician and psychotherapist, W. H. R. Rivers (1864-1922) was also interested in anthropology. In 1901-2 he studied the genealogies and customs of the Todas, inhabitants of a high plateau in south-west India. This illustrated book, published in 1906, was regarded as a standard ethnography for half a century.
A physician and psychotherapist, W. H. R. Rivers (1864-1922) was also interested in anthropology. In 1901-2 he studied the genealogies and customs of the Todas, inhabitants of a high plateau in south-west India. This illustrated book, published in 1906, was regarded as a standard ethnography for half a century.