The positive background of Hindu sociology 
By: with appendices by Brajendranáth Seal
Contributors: Seal, Brajendranath, Sir, 1864-1938
Series: The sacred books of the Hindus ... / ed. by Major B.D. Basu -- vol. XVI, XXV.; Sacred books of the Hindus ... / ed. by Major B.D. Basu -- vol. XVI, XXV.; Sacred books of the Hindus -- v. 16.
Publisher: The Pȧnịni Office
Published: 1914
Place of publication: Allahabad
Language: eng
Subjects: Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Śukranīti (Śukra)
Notes: Issued in 2 books with covers numbered: vol. XVI, book I: no. 57-60 (Mar.-June) 1914; vol. XXV, book II: no. 133-135 (July-Sept.) 1929; 203-4 (May-June) 1926.

Book II (vol. XXV of the series) is in 2 parts, paged continuously, with t.p. for pt. 1, 1921, only.

Book I (vol. XVI of the series) is meant to be the introduction to the author's English translation of the Sanskrit work on sociology entitled Sukraniti, published as vol. XIII of the series. cf. v. 1, p. [ix].

Portions of the work were published as articles in various Hindu magazines. cf. v. 1, p. xvii.

Proposed additional four chapters mentioned in Foreword to book I apparently not published in this series.

"The text of Sukraniti translated and used for this work is that edited by Dr. Gustav Oppert for Madras government in 1882"--V. 1, p. xxiv.

Appendices (v. 1, p. [313]-365): A. Hindu ideas about plants and plant life -- B. Hindu classification of animals -- C. Hindu physiology and biology -- D. Hindu mechanics -- E. Hindu acoustics.

Includes bibliographical references (v. 1., pages xix-xxiv).

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Book I. Non-political; title: book II. Political.