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A Punjabi Village in Pakistan

Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1960

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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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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Foreword

    IX
    Margaret Mead
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    Preface

    XI
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    Contents

    XXV
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    Illustrations

    XXVII
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    Prologue: The Wider Setting

    1
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  • Part I. The Village of Mohla
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    I. The Village

    11
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    II. The Compound

    23
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    III. The Village Castes

    28
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    IV. Land and Prestige

    42
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    V. The Farmer’s Calendar

    50
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    VI. The Village in Winter

    56
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    VII. The Calendar of Religion

    66
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    VIII. The Family and the Kin Group

    74
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    IX. Parents and Children: The Years of “Untying the Knots”

    87
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  • Part II. Vartan Bhanji
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    X. The Meaning of Vartan Bhanji

    105
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    XI. The Daughter’s Role

    108
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    XII. The Groups Involved

    116
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    XIII. The Rules

    122
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    XIV. Establishing Relationships

    134
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    XV. Women’s Role and Men’s Role

    138
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    XVI. At a Marriage

    143
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    XVII. The Focus of Giving

    173
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    Epilogue: Mohla in a Changing World, 1949–1955

    178
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    Appendices

    200
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    Glossary

    222
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    Bibliography

    229
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    Index

    231
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https://doi.org/10.7312/egla90128
eBook ISBN: 9780231877190
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