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Near Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century [electronic resource] : economy, society and politics between tent and town / Eveline van der Steen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Approaches to anthropological archaeologyPublication details: Sheffield ; Bristol, Conn. : Equinox, 2013.Description: xvii, 302 pISBN:
  • 9781844657827 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 305.800956 23
LOC classification:
  • GN492.5 .S74 2013
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Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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