Anne Murphy offers a groundbreaking exploration of material representations of the Sikh
past, showing how objects, as well as historical sites, and texts, have played a vital role in …

In the century following their conquest of the province, the British in Punjab erected an
administrative apparatus that, like those of precolonial regimes, relied heavily upon the …

How do citizens vote in rural Pakistan, and how much agency do they have in relation to
local landlords, patrons and kinship networks in making electoral decisions? I explore this …

We analyze educational attainment over three generations in rural Punjab, Pakistan, to
determine if the fruits of post-independence development have translated into comparable …

This paper attempts the historiographical analysis of the caste as it reflects in Sindhi
progressive literature and rural politics. In an attempt to reframe the harmonious image of …

One of the central questions in political economy is whether there is path dependence in the
political dominance of historic elite families in post-colonial societies. This paper uses a …

Political parties are integral to democracy and yet they frequently engage in anti-democratic,
violent behaviour. Parties can employ violence directly, outsource violence to gangs and …

This thesis studies the political and social practices of prosperous bazaar merchants and
traders to understand the dynamics of power and authority in contemporary urban Pakistan …

Political parties are an integral component of democratic systems. Yet, parties frequently
engage in violent behavior. They employ violence directly, when their activists and cadres …

1 In his account of landlords and their politics in rural Pakistan (focusing on central Punjab),
Nicolas Martin offers a wealth of ethnographic detail. From the homesickness of indentured …