A mountain oasis : daily life in a village in the Yasin Valley, Pakistan / by Susan York

• Superior document: Iran and the Caucasus monographs volume 2
• VerfasserIn: York, Susan 1955-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Boston : Brill, [2023]
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Iran and the Caucasus monographs volume 2
• Physical Description: XLI, 289 Seiten; Illustrationen
• Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

"In A Mountain Oasis, Susan York presents a richly illustrated socio-economic study of village life in Pakistan's Yasin Valley, undertaken during one year spent living with a local family. It documents this dynamic agro-pastoral society at a time when few researchers were recording developments in these far-flung and difficult to reach mountain oases of the Hindukush. It is a record of a time when development interventions were in their beginnings, and before this area in Gilgit-Baltistan entered a crucial period of transformation. It provides solid comparative reference material for future research on this region, which is continuing to undergo challenging and complex changes"--

Table of Contents

The Valley and the Village Economy -- The House and Its Uses -- The Seasons : Spring and Summer -- The Seasons : Autumn and Winter -- Daily Life in a Large Household -- A High Pasture Settlement -- Food : Daily and Celebratory -- Making and Decorating : Craft Activities -- The Household : Who Lives in the House? -- Relationships within the Household -- Beyond the Household.