Homo Hierarchicus
An Essay on the Caste System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11091019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul G Hiebert (corresponding author), Mark Sainsbury (0000-0001-9030-9770) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 437 |
| Publication date | 1972-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Homo hierarchicus: The Caste System and Its Implications, Louis Dumont, 1980 |
| Venue | Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2062309 |
| OpenAlex | W2080744909 |
| Language | EN |
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| Highly cited | No |