{"product_id":"a-mountain-oasis-daily-life-in-a-village-in-the-yasin-valley-pakistan-9789004684812","title":"A Mountain Oasis: Daily Life in a Village in the Yasin Valley, Pakistan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn A Mountain Oasis, Susan York presents a richly illustrated socio-economic study of village life in Pakistan’s Yasin Valley, undertaken during one year spent living with a local family. It documents this dynamic agro-pastoral society at a time when few researchers were recording developments in these far-flung and difficult to reach mountain oases of the Hindukush. It is a record of a time when development interventions were in their beginnings, and before this area in Gilgit-Baltistan entered a crucial period of transformation. It provides solid comparative reference material for future research on this region, which is continuing to undergo challenging and complex changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword   Prologue and Acknowledgements   List of Maps, Figures and Graphs   List of Photographs   List of Tableslii      1 The Valley and the Village Economy    Background    A Household-focused Mountain Economy    Village Housing Layout    Clans      2 The House and Its Uses    The Main Room – ha    A Multi-Purpose Space    Constructing a House      3 The Seasons: Spring and Summer    Spring (garú)    Spring Celebrations (Bo)    Summer (šiní)      4 The Seasons: Autumn and Winter    Autumn (datú)    Winter – (bái)      5 Daily Life in a Large Household    First Task of the Day – Light the Fire    Making the Breakfast Bread for gunc̣áṭa čái    The Rest of the Household Awakens    After Breakfast    Mid-morning: Time for Tea – čaṣṭákal čái    Mid-day: More Bread and Tea – doɣói páqo    Afternoon Tea: pišín čái    Evening Bread: šaáma páqo      6 A High Pasture Settlement    Establishing a High Pasture Settlement    Leaving for the High Pastures    Daily Life in a High Pasture Settlement – Makuli    Makuli High Pasture Settlement Shelters in 1982    Visitors to the High Pastures    Clear Air, Clean Water and Plentiful Food      7 Food: Daily and Celebratory    Bread and Tea – The Daily Diet    The Evening Meal    Seasonally Available Foods    Bread (páqo) – A Staple and Celebratory Food    Milk (mamú) Products    Hot and Cold Foods    Food for Celebrations      8 Making and Decorating: Craft Activities    Spinning and Weaving    Knitting    Basket Making    Embroidery    Tailoring    Shoe Making    Wood Carving    Other Craft Activities      9 The Household: Who Lives in the House?    Forming a Household and Changes in Household Size    Households and Changes over Time    Why Did Households Divide?    Developing Trends      10 Relationships within the Household    Age    Children    Adulthood    Interpersonal Status      11 Beyond the Household    Perspectives on Co-operation    Relationships between Members of the deh    Grambéšu-level Interactions    Inter-household and Interpersonal Relationships beyond the Household, deh and grambéšu      Epilogue   Glossary   Bibliography   Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210874642775,"sku":"9789004684812","price":140.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-mountain-oasis-daily-life-in-a-village-in-the-yasin-valley-pakistan-9789004684812","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}