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The anthropologist who studied the Dhorai market as a symbol of social hierarchy was:

ADavid Rudner
BAnne Hardgrove
CKarl Polanyi
DAlfred Gell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Alfred Gell
1. The market layout mirrors caste ranking. 2. Alfred Gell studied Dhorai in 1982. 3. Rudner studied the Chettiars. _Source: syllabus Indian Society, Chapter 4, The Market as a Social Institution._
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