ISBN:
9781317543480
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1317543483
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (321 pages)
Series Statement:
Approaches to anthropological archaeology Near Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century
Parallel Title:
Print version Near Eastern Tribal Societies During the Nineteenth Century : Economy, Society and Politics Between Tent and Town
DDC:
305.800956
Keywords:
Tribes Middle East
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Tribes
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Tribes
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Middle East Social conditions
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Tribes Middle East
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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Social conditions
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Tribes
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Anthropology
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Social Sciences
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Social & Cultural Anthropology
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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Middle East Social conditions
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Middle East
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Middle East Social conditions
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Middle East Social conditions
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Middle East
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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.
Description / 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
Note:
NotesReferences; Index. - Print version record
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NotesReferences; Index
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