a ISBN 0-252-024125-

a ISBN 0-252-067169-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number DS495.8.B456

b Item number C36 1998

a Personal name Cameron Mary M

d Dates associated with a name 1956

a Title On the edge of the auspicious :

b Remainder of title gender and caste in Nepal /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Mary M. Cameron.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Urbana :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc University of Illinois Press,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1998.

a Extent xi, 314 p. :

b Other physical details ill., map ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-304) and index.

a Formatted contents note Introduction : physical realms, sentient beings -- Situating low-caste women -- Patronage, land, and farming -- Labor in the Himalayas -- Low-caste women's artisan and domestic work -- Narratives of honor and sexuality -- Demystifying the gift : low-caste marriage and kinship -- Bearing the jat : childbirth and motherhood -- Reconfiguring gender through caste.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Caste

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Poor women

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Women peasants