Tribal Institutions of Meghalaya / 
edited by S. K. Chattopadhyay 
 - Guwahati:  Spectrum Publications,  2017. 
 - 398p,;  ix,  22cm. 
<br/><br/> CONTENTS<br/>Part - I: 1. Ka sad ka sunon, 2. Syiem and durbars in khasi polity, 3. Khasi political system, 4. Syiemship, 5. White Syiem vs Black Syiem: Study of Syiemship, 6. Wahadarship of Shella (Origin & Rise), 7. Sardarship of the Khasi Hills (Origin & Development), 8. Administration of Justice in Khasi Hills, 9. The Khasi Law on Property, 10. Kur(Clan) in Relation to Khasi Matriliny, Land Ownership and Village Organisation, 11. Social Institutions Among the Khhasi: With Special Reference to Kinship, Marriage, Family Life & Divorce, Administration of Justice in Jaintia Hills, 12 Administration of Justice in Jaintia Hills, 13. Pattern of Land Holding of the Khasi-Pnars, 14. The Pnar Family, 15. Marriage Among the Jaintia Tribe of Meghalaya, 16. Social Control in the Jaintia Society.<br/>Part II: 17. A'kim Among the Traditional Garo, 18. Social Formations in Precolonial Garo Society: Problems and Processes, 19. The Institution of Nokmaship in the Garo, 20. The Garo Customary Laws of Inheritance, 21. Administration of Justice in Garo Hills, 22. Garo Family, Changes in its Structure and Function.<br/>Part III: 23. Development of Local Self-Government in Meghalaya, 24. Khasi Jaintia Indigenous Institution: An Unseen Feature, 25. The Tribal Administration of Justice in the Present Meghalaya: A Brief Historical Survey with Comparative Analysis, 26. Descent, Filiation and Affinity Among the Matrilineal Tribes of Khasi and Garo Hills of N. E. India, 27. Original Elements in Jaintia Religious Practices.<br/>It Include Index, 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>97881853190943 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Manners and customs<br/>India--Meghalaya
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.0954164  / TRI