A Punjabi Village in Pakistan / / Zekiye Eglar.
An observational study of Pakistani society, offering a holistic and humanistic view of village life, particularly the women. Provides and in-depth perspective into the social and economic patterns of a village, prior to the Green Revolution of 1958, which changed agricultural practices and land own...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1960] ©1960 |
Year of Publication: | 1960 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue: The Wider Setting -- Part I. The Village of Mohla -- I. The Village -- II. The Compound -- III. The Village Castes -- IV. Land and Prestige -- V. The Farmer’s Calendar -- VI. The Village in Winter -- VII. The Calendar of Religion -- VIII. The Family and the Kin Group -- IX. Parents and Children: The Years of “Untying the Knots” -- Part II. Vartan Bhanji -- X. The Meaning of Vartan Bhanji -- XI. The Daughter’s Role -- XII. The Groups Involved -- XIII. The Rules -- XIV. Establishing Relationships -- XV. Women’s Role and Men’s Role -- XVI. At a Marriage -- XVII. The Focus of Giving -- Epilogue: Mohla in a Changing World, 1949–1955 -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | An observational study of Pakistani society, offering a holistic and humanistic view of village life, particularly the women. Provides and in-depth perspective into the social and economic patterns of a village, prior to the Green Revolution of 1958, which changed agricultural practices and land ownership. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231877190 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/egla90128 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Zekiye Eglar. |