| Description |
1 online resource (x, 193 pages : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction : pastoralism and pastoral societies -- Agency and adaptation : pastoralists of Iran -- Equality and anarchy : segmentary tribes -- Hierarchical image and reality : tribal chiefdoms -- Accommodation and resistance to the state : peasant pastoralists -- What can we learn from pastoral peoples about equality, freedom and democracy? -- The dynamics of pastoral worlds |
| Summary |
Drawing upon the author's extensive field research among pastoral peoples in the Middle East, India, and the Mediterranean, and on more than 30 years of comparative study of pastoralists around the world, Pastoralists is an authoritative synthesis of the varieties of pastoral life. At an ethnographic level, the concise volume provides detailed analyses of divergent types of pastoral societies, including segmentary tribes, tribal chiefdoms, and peasant pastoralists. At the same time, it addresses a set of substantive theoretical issues: ecological and cultural variation, equality and inequality |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-190) and index |
| Subject |
Nomads.
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Pastoral systems.
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Social classes.
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Social Class
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social classes.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Nomads
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Pastoral systems
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Social classes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780786751129 |
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0786751126 |
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9780429978081 |
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0429978081 |
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