Near Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century : economy, society and politics between tent and town
| 1. Verfasser: |
Steen, E. J. van der (Eveline J.)
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Sheffield ; Bristol, CT :
Equinox,
2013.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st publ. |
| Umfang/Format: |
xvii, 302 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Approaches to anthropological archaeology
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| ISBN: | 9781908049834 |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 1 Datensätze |
Inhaltsangabe:
- What is a tribe
- Travellers in the Levant in the nineteenth century
- The dynamics of territorial and power structures
- Oral traditions
- Tribal society and its relation to the landscape
- Tribal institutions
- Relations between the tribes and the state
- From tribe to tribal state: three case studies
- Economy of tribal societies
- Ethnicity and the sense of belonging
- Women in tribal societies
- Religion and folklore
- Back in time: historical parallels.
