book chapter
Northwards
Wisdom and waste in the Punjab village • • Published In 1934 • Pages: 1-76
By: Darling, Malcolm.
Abstract
This is a travelogue-style account of a British colonial administrator's tour and inspection of village life in the northern portion of what is now Punjab Province. Topics covered include the price of wheat, the costs of marriage, ascetics and their magical spells, co-operative societies, water-logged fields, land-revenue fees, moneylending, and litigation.
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Helen Takacs; 1956
- Field Date
- December 1930
- Coverage Date
- 1930
- Coverage Place
- northern Punjab Province, Pakistan
- Notes
- By Malcolm Lyall Darling
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 35005788
- LCSH
- Peasantry--Punjab
- Usury--Punjab
- Punjab (Pakistan)--Social life and customs
- Punjab (Pakistan)--Social life and customs