Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Dedication; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; I. Problem and Theory; II. The Milieu; III. Structure of Kin Knowledge; IV. Patterns of Interaction; V. Bonds of Marriage; VI. Class and Community; VII. Legislation and Welfare; VIII. Modernization and Kin Network; Appendices; (i) Kinship Terminology; (ii) Subcastes; (iii) Bedagu and Gotra; (iv) Genealogies; (v) Glossary; (vi) Abbreviations of Journal Titles; Bibliography; Index