Pukhtum economy and society

This book is based on a doctoral thesis in anthropology accepted by the
University of London in 1978 and entitled 'The economic and social
organization of selected Mohmand Pukhtun settlements". To Professor
A.C. Mayer, my supervisor at the School of Oriental and African
Studies, goes my deepest gratitude for his supervision and encourage-
ment in the preparation of this work from its very inception in 1974.
I also wish to thank Professor E. Gellner, Dr H. Alavi and Dr R. Tapper
for reading the manuscript and making valuable suggestions. The
involvement and sympathy of Mr P. Hopkins has been a constant source
of encouragement. My debt to my wife in the preparation of the study
is immeasurable. Not only was she an indefatigable field assistant but
she typed the thesis and its drafts. I wish to record my gratitude to the
Central Research Fund, University of London, the Scholarships
Committee, School of Oriental and African Studies and the Ford
Foundation for making available funds to support my university
attachment. I would like to dedicate this book to my son, Babar,
with love.