TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mines,Mattison
TI  - Public faces, private voices: community and individuality in South India 
SN  - 9780520084799
AV  - DS484.4 .M57 1994
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - National characteristics, East Indian
KW  - East Indians
KW  - India, South
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Society
KW  - Role of
KW  - Individuals
KW  - India
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index (pages 227-232); 1. Introduction: Individuality in South India -- pt. 1. Public Faces. 2. The Nature of Civic Individuality. 3. Institutions and Big-men of a Madras City Community: George Town Today. 4. Making the Community: George Town in Social History. 5. A Portrait of Change. 6. The Decline of Community and the Roles of Big-men -- pt. 2. Private Voices. 7. Themes of Individuality in Private and Public Lives: Personal Narratives. 8. Locating Individuality within the Collective Context
N2  - Individuality is often viewed as an exclusively Western value. In non-Western societies, collective identities seem to eclipse those of individuals. These generalities, however, have overlooked the importance of personal uniqueness, volition, and achievement in these cultures. This book weaves together personal life stories, historical description, and theoretical analysis to define individuality in South Asia and to distinguish it from its Western counterpart
ER  -