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Contributors to this issue Note on the spelling of caste names Preface Introduction: what should we mean by caste? E. R. Leach Caste in a Tanjore village E. Kathleen Gough Caste in Jaffna Michael Banks The flexibility of caste principles in a Kandyan community Nur Yalman The system of social stratification in Swat, North Pakistan Fredrik Barth Bibliography Map 1: General map showing the location of Tanjore, Jaffna, 'Terutenne' and Swat Map 2: Map of Tanjore district Map 3: Sketch-map of Kumbapettai Map 4: Map of Ceylon Fig. 1: Kinship diagram: the Potters of Terutenne Fig. 2: Castes and occupations in Worejo Fig. 3: The organization of agricultural activities in Swat: services and renumeration Fig. 4: The caste composition of four Swat villages Fig. 5: The hierarchy of castes in Swat.

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