LEADER 03800oam 2200649I 450 001 9910787534203321 005 20161005132323.0 010 $a1-317-54347-5 010 $a1-315-72862-1 010 $a1-317-54348-3 010 $a1-84465-782-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315728629 035 $a(CKB)2670000000419742 035 $a(EBL)1815538 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000950500 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11520863 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950500 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11011313 035 $a(PQKB)10592343 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1815538 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1815538 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10733479 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL570782 035 $a(OCoLC)894170603 035 $a(OCoLC)897455700 035 $a(OCoLC)853495833 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB136679 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781844657827 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000419742 100 $a20180706e20142013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNear Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century $eeconomy, society and politics between tent and town /$fEveline van der Steen 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aApproaches to anthropological archaeology 300 $aFirst published 2013 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen. 311 $a0-367-87223-4 311 $a1-908049-83-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat 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. 330 $aUntil the First World War, Near Eastern society was tribally organised. In the Levant and the Arabian peninsula, where the Ottoman empire was weak, large and powerful tribes such as the Anaze, Beni Sakhr and Shammar competed for control of the land, the people and the economy. This in-depth study explores the history, archaeology and anthropology of tribal society, economy and politics in the villages, towns and deserts of the Near East in the nineteenth century. Drawing on a wide range of historical accounts from travellers, adventurers and explorers as well as archaeological evidence, the book sheds new light on tribal life and tribal organisation as a driving force in Near Eastern society. While a straight comparison between ancient and more recent tribal communities must be treated with caution, the book shows how a better understanding of nineteenth-century tribal ethics and customs provides useful insights into the history and power relations of the more distant past and the underlying causes for the present conflicts of the region. The book is an important addition to new research on Bedouin life and culture and will be of interest to historians, archaeologists, anthropologists and scholars of the Near East. 410 0$aApproaches to anthropological archaeology. 606 $aTribes$zMiddle East 607 $aMiddle East$xSocial conditions 615 0$aTribes 676 $a305.800956 700 $aSteen$b E. J. van der$g(Eveline J.),$01538717 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787534203321 996 $aNear Eastern tribal societies during the nineteenth century$93788994 997 $aUNINA