03800oam 2200649I 450 991078753420332120161005132323.01-317-54347-51-315-72862-11-317-54348-31-84465-782-510.4324/9781315728629 (CKB)2670000000419742(EBL)1815538(SSID)ssj0000950500(PQKBManifestationID)11520863(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950500(PQKBWorkID)11011313(PQKB)10592343(MiAaPQ)EBC1815538(Au-PeEL)EBL1815538(CaPaEBR)ebr10733479(CaONFJC)MIL570782(OCoLC)894170603(OCoLC)897455700(OCoLC)853495833(FINmELB)ELB136679(UkCbUP)CR9781844657827(EXLCZ)99267000000041974220180706e20142013 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNear Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century economy, society and politics between tent and town /Eveline van der SteenLondon ;New York :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Approaches to anthropological archaeologyFirst published 2013 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen.0-367-87223-4 1-908049-83-9 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.Until the First World War, Near Eastern society was tribally organised. In the Levant and the Arabian peninsula, where the Ottoman empire was weak, large and powerful tribes such as the Anaze, Beni Sakhr and Shammar competed for control of the land, the people and the economy. This in-depth study explores the history, archaeology and anthropology of tribal society, economy and politics in the villages, towns and deserts of the Near East in the nineteenth century. Drawing on a wide range of historical accounts from travellers, adventurers and explorers as well as archaeological evidence, the book sheds new light on tribal life and tribal organisation as a driving force in Near Eastern society. While a straight comparison between ancient and more recent tribal communities must be treated with caution, the book shows how a better understanding of nineteenth-century tribal ethics and customs provides useful insights into the history and power relations of the more distant past and the underlying causes for the present conflicts of the region. The book is an important addition to new research on Bedouin life and culture and will be of interest to historians, archaeologists, anthropologists and scholars of the Near East.Approaches to anthropological archaeology.TribesMiddle EastMiddle EastSocial conditionsTribes305.800956Steen E. J. van der(Eveline J.),1538717UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910787534203321Near Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century3788994UNINA