A Punjabi Village in Pakistan /
Eglar, Zekiye
A Punjabi Village in Pakistan / Zekiye Eglar. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
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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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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231901284 9780231877190
10.7312/egla90128 doi
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
A Punjabi Village in Pakistan / Zekiye Eglar. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231901284 9780231877190
10.7312/egla90128 doi
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.