Near Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century economy, society and politics between tent and town

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 c...

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1. Verfasser: Steen, E. J. van der (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Sheffield u.a. Equinox 2013
Ausgabe:First published
Schriftenreihe:Approaches to anthropological archaeology
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XVII, 302 S.
24 cm
ISBN:9781908049834
978-1-908049-83-4