Social Organisation, Economy and Development
Stephen M. Lyon, University of Kent at Canterbury
From December 1998 to December 1999 I conducted doctoral research in social anthropology in a village in Northern Pakistan. I examined the relationship between social organisation, economy and development in an agricultural community. This website was designed with two goals in mind. Firstly, to make available some of the field data as it was being collected-- an experiment in 'open' ethnography. Secondly, to encourage users to comment on ongoing research offering alternate explanations or examples of their own experiences. A selection of users' comments is available. My doctoral thesis was approved in February, 2002. I have made a PDF version of my thesis available for downloading on this web site. Be forewarned, however, that it is a rather large file for downloading (800K). I would of course welcome any comments on the thesis or other matters relating to my research or Pakistan in general. Although I will continue to carry out research on Pakistan and will continue to use the web as a medium of dissemination, I do not have any plans to substantially alter this website. Now that I have made my thesis available I will leave this website 'as is' and start a new website to cover the next phase of my research. Thanks again to everyone who participated in this anthropological experiment/adventure!
Bhaloti Writing & Music
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Non-annotated Photo Gallery Audio/Video Montage of the largest dég ever held in Bhalot (804 KB) Going away gift song from Baba Saftar List of Urdu and Punjabi kin terms Limited genealogy showing descent from 2 brothers Census Information (photo, questionnaires, prelim results)
View of Bhalot from the main road
The invitation to my final going away party