A Punjabi Village in Pakistan
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A Punjabi Village in Pakistan

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A Punjabi Village in Pakistan

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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.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780231877190
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Cultural & Social Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Preface
  3. Contents
  4. Illustrations
  5. Prologue: The Wider Setting
  6. Part I. The Village of Mohla
  7. I. The Village
  8. II. The Compound
  9. III. The Village Castes
  10. IV. Land and Prestige
  11. V. The Farmer’s Calendar
  12. VI. The Village in Winter
  13. VII. The Calendar of Religion
  14. VIII. The Family and the Kin Group
  15. IX. Parents and Children: The Years of “Untying the Knots”
  16. Part II. Vartan Bhanji
  17. X. The Meaning of Vartan Bhanji
  18. XI. The Daughter’s Role
  19. XII. The Groups Involved
  20. XIII. The Rules
  21. XIV. Establishing Relationships
  22. XV. Women’s Role and Men’s Role
  23. XVI. At a Marriage
  24. XVII. The Focus of Giving
  25. Epilogue: Mohla in a Changing World, 1949–1955
  26. Appendices
  27. Glossary
  28. Bibliography
  29. Index