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A Punjabi Village in Pakistan / Zekiye Eglar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1960]Copyright date: ©1960Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231901284
  • 9780231877190
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
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.
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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.

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