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020			_a9780199402588 (hbk.)
040			_aStDuBDS _beng _cStDuBDS _dUk _erda
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084			_a929.4095491 _bRAH-N
100	1		_aRahman, Tariq, _c(College teacher), _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aNames : _h[Book] : _ba study of personal names, identity and power in Pakistan / _cTariq Rahman.
250			_aFirst edition.
300			_axvii, 240 pages ; _c23 cm.
500			_5Uk
520			_aThis book is the first scholarly study of personal names in Pakistan and is based on an analysis of names from all over the country, both from the early years and from the contemporary period. The only earlier study was by Sir Richard Temple in 1883 and the data for that came from East Punjab, now in India. Thus there was only one chapter on Muslim names in it. This work describes beliefs about names, onomastic practices, and changes in names during the last sixty years or so. Names are indexed with identity and reflect a personas religion, sect, class, region (urban or rural), degree of modernization, and ethnic origin. They may be markers of social worth or stigmas. In some situations they may well be dangerous and people may conceal their names or take up new names to avoid persecution. This study of names, therefore, provides insights into the way identity, ideology, and power are inter-related in Pakistan.
521			_aAll.
650		0	_aNames, Personal _zPakistan.
650		0	_aNames, Personal _xIslamic.
852			_p52868 _9796.00 _h929.4095491 RAH-N _vParadise Books International _b2nd Floor _dBooks _t1 _q1-New _aJZL-CUI
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