TY  - BOOK
AU  - Slater, Gilbert
TI  - Some south indian villages
SN  - 9788180943874
U1  - 915.484 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Chennai
PB  - Maven books
KW  - Land tenure India
KW  - Economic history
N1  - Villages came before towns, and even in the most industrialized countries, where all economic questions tend to be studied from an urban point of view, it is well to be reminded that the economic life of a town or city cannot be understood without reference to the lands which send it its food and raw materials, and the villages from which it attracts young men and women. On taking up his appointment as Professor of Indian Economics in the University of Madras in December 1915, the author was determined to direct the attention of students towards the study of particular villages. He asked students of the University who were willing to help to make surveys of their native villages during the long vacation: Includes bibliographical references and index
ER  -