''Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh'' is a book written by Colonel John Biddulph and originally published in 1880. The book was one of the first written in English which provided an insight into the

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social custom A social norm is a shared standard of acceptable behavior by a group. Social norms can both be informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society, as well as be codified into rules and laws. Social normative influences or so ...

s and general characteristics of the many

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

s that inhabited the

Hindu Kush The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central Asia, Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far southeastern Tajikistan. The range forms the wester ...

References

1880 non-fiction books Hindu Kush Books about ethnic groups Books about British India
Report on Gilgit Affairs by Biddulph
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