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A Punjabi village in PakistanBook 1960 • Eglar, Zekiye Suleyman
West Punjabi • Asia > South Asia
This is a comprehensive account of reciprocal gift exchanges—especially those around marriage—that occur in a rural Punjabi village, serving to cement ties between castes, professions, lineages and villages. The author describes how women are at the ...Panjabi village lifeessay 1957 • Eglar, Zekiye Suleyman
West Punjabi • Asia > South Asia
This document provides a description of rural village and family life, including social organization, and values such as providence, honor, destiny and righteousness....