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Mataloona and Mizh: Pukhtun Proverbs and a Frontier Classic, Paperback / softback Book

Mataloona and Mizh: Pukhtun Proverbs and a Frontier Classic Paperback / softback

Edited by Akbar S. Ahmed

Part of the Oxford in Asia Historical Reprints series

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Mataloona, a rare collection of fascinating Pukhtun proverbs and sayings from over the ages, captures the beauty of Pukhtun literature and the wisdom of its people.

What is perhaps most relevant is that these sayings are still in use today and people employ them in everyday language.

With its sayings translated from Pukhto into English and with accompanying equivalent dictums in European languages, Mataloona is a labour of love and a rare literary gem.

It should delight anyone interested in the culture, history, and anthropology of the Pukhtun people and will find an echo in tribal societies across the world.

Mizh, written at the high noon of the British Empire by a top British civil servant in charge of Waziristan, is an important and classic historical work containing deep insights into the Pukhtun people, including their organisation, leadership, and relations with government authority.

Concentrating on the Mahsud tribe, who remain one of the most important and influential Pukhtun tribes in Pakistan, Mizh, which means we, is a masterly analysis relevant to the present leadership in the Pakistan tribal region, central government in Pakistan who need to understand the local tribes better in order to bring peace and stability to the region, and all those interested in the Pukhtun and the workings of tribal societies.

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