Near Eastern Tribal Societies During the Nineteenth Century : Economy, Society and Politics Between Tent and Town.
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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Series: | Approaches to anthropological archaeology Near Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 What is a tribe?; 2 Travellers in the Levant during the nineteenth century; 3 The dynamics of territorial and power structures; 4 Oral traditions; 5 Tribal society and its relation to the landscape; 6 Tribal institutions; 7 Relations between the tribes and the state; 8 From tribe to tribal state: three case studies; 9 The economy of tribal societies; 10 Ethnicity and the sense of belonging; 11 Women in tribal societies; 12 Religion and folklore; 13 Back in time: historical parallels.