Village India
by Pittman, G. P
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Marshall, Morgan & Scott Ltd, London, 1951. First Edition. Green Cloth. Good/Fair. black titles spine; "India cannot be discovered or understood by staying only in her few large cities, for it is within the close boundaries of village & tribe that the majority of her peoples live & move. The missionary author of this book of travel and adventure spent many years in the conservative, suspicious atmosphere of the pagan Mofussil. He tells of primitive conditions, of caste oppression, of devil worship and other strange customs, and he comments shrewdly upon the possible social and religious changes which may be looked for after India's Independence."; book sound but faded at extreme edges; price-intact D/J. has extensive edge-wear & quarter of back is missing; 158 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Travel; Mofussil; Missionaries; India; Indigenous Cultures. Inventory No: TVL00032. .
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TVL00032
- Title
- Village India
- Author
- Pittman, G. P
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Marshall, Morgan & Scott Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Travel/India/Village India/Mofussil/Christianity/Missionaries Travel & Places; Travel; Mofussil; Missionaries; India; Indigenous Cultures. Unbranded Pittman, G. P. Village India.
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- First Edition
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