A Punjabi Village in Pakistan /

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 own...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eglar, Zekiye (Autor)
Otros Autores: Mead, Margaret (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1960]
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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