Millennium and charisma among Pathans : a critical essay in social anthropology / / Akbar S. Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.89159 |
Collana | Routledge revivals |
Soggetto topico | Pushtuns |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-53914-4
9786613851598 1-136-81075-7 0-203-82878-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Millennium and Charisma among Pathans A Critical Essay in Social Anthropology; Copyright; Millennium and Charisma among Pathans A critical essay in social anthropology; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Swat chronology; 1 Introduction; Current questions in theory and method; The Pathan framework; Political leadership among Swat Pathans; Part one; 2 The Swat Pathans and the theory of games; Model; Application; Comment; 3 The Swat Pathan understood; Yusufzai social organization: lessons in mystification; Territorial divisions and segmentary descent groups
Alliances, networks and groups'Tarboorwali': agnatic rivalry; 4 The Swat Pathan misunderstood; Concepts, terms and usage; Sufis, Saints and Khans; 'Transactionalism' and the code of the Pathans; Lineage and stratification in Swat; The warlords and the Wali; The Swat universe and the socio-demographic base; Part two; 5 A theory of Pathan economic structure and political organization; 'Reciprocal' and 'redistributive' economics tribal societies; 'Nang' and 'qalang' as symbols of socio-economic categories; 6 A note on Sufic orders and Islamic revivalism in the nineteenth century Genesis of SufismThree case-studies: the Sanusi, the Mahdi the Akhund; The Akhund of Swat; Part three; 7 Millennium and charisma among Pathans; Thesis: millenarian movements in Malakand; Anti-thesis: institutionalization of charisma in Swat; Synthesis: the State of Swat; 8 Models and method in anthropology; The Khan's eye view of the world; Dynamics of social change in Swat; The relevance of models in anthropology; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465185403321 |
Ahmed Akbar S. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Millennium and charisma among Pathans : a critical essay in social anthropology / / Akbar S. Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.89159 |
Collana | Routledge revivals |
Soggetto topico | Pushtuns |
ISBN |
1-136-81074-9
1-283-53914-4 9786613851598 1-136-81075-7 0-203-82878-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Millennium and Charisma among Pathans A Critical Essay in Social Anthropology; Copyright; Millennium and Charisma among Pathans A critical essay in social anthropology; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Swat chronology; 1 Introduction; Current questions in theory and method; The Pathan framework; Political leadership among Swat Pathans; Part one; 2 The Swat Pathans and the theory of games; Model; Application; Comment; 3 The Swat Pathan understood; Yusufzai social organization: lessons in mystification; Territorial divisions and segmentary descent groups
Alliances, networks and groups'Tarboorwali': agnatic rivalry; 4 The Swat Pathan misunderstood; Concepts, terms and usage; Sufis, Saints and Khans; 'Transactionalism' and the code of the Pathans; Lineage and stratification in Swat; The warlords and the Wali; The Swat universe and the socio-demographic base; Part two; 5 A theory of Pathan economic structure and political organization; 'Reciprocal' and 'redistributive' economics tribal societies; 'Nang' and 'qalang' as symbols of socio-economic categories; 6 A note on Sufic orders and Islamic revivalism in the nineteenth century Genesis of SufismThree case-studies: the Sanusi, the Mahdi the Akhund; The Akhund of Swat; Part three; 7 Millennium and charisma among Pathans; Thesis: millenarian movements in Malakand; Anti-thesis: institutionalization of charisma in Swat; Synthesis: the State of Swat; 8 Models and method in anthropology; The Khan's eye view of the world; Dynamics of social change in Swat; The relevance of models in anthropology; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791928503321 |
Ahmed Akbar S. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pukhtun economy and society : traditional structure and economic development in a tribal society / / Akbar S. Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (451 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.891593 |
Collana | Routledge revivals |
Soggetto topico | Pushtuns |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-35743-4
1-299-28805-7 1-136-59891-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Tribal models -- pt. 3. Encapsulating systems, economic development and tribal strategy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465577803321 |
Ahmed Akbar S. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pukhtun economy and society : traditional structure and economic development in a tribal society / / Akbar S. Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (451 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.891593 |
Collana | Routledge revivals |
Soggetto topico | Pushtuns |
ISBN |
1-136-59890-1
0-203-35743-4 1-299-28805-7 1-136-59891-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Tribal models -- pt. 3. Encapsulating systems, economic development and tribal strategy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792034403321 |
Ahmed Akbar S. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pukhtun economy and society : traditional structure and economic development in a tribal society / / Akbar S. Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (451 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.891593 |
Collana | Routledge revivals |
Soggetto topico | Pushtuns |
ISBN |
1-136-59890-1
0-203-35743-4 1-299-28805-7 1-136-59891-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Tribal models -- pt. 3. Encapsulating systems, economic development and tribal strategy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816074803321 |
Ahmed Akbar S. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The thistle and the drone [[electronic resource] ] : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
Disciplina | 909.83/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Afghan War, 2001-2021
Islamic sociology Tribes - Islamic countries War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-22359-1
0-8157-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The thistle and the drone -- 2. Waziristan: "The most dangerous place in the world" -- 3. Bin Laden's dilemma: balancing tribal and Islamic identity -- 4. Musharraf's dilemma: balancing center and periphery -- 5. Obama's dilemma: balancing security and human rights -- 6. How to win the War on Terror: stopping a thousand genocides now -- Appendix: Of tears and nightmares -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465491103321 |
Ahmed Akbar S. | ||
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The thistle and the drone [[electronic resource] ] : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
Disciplina | 909.83/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Afghan War, 2001-2021
Islamic sociology Tribes - Islamic countries War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
ISBN |
1-299-22359-1
0-8157-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The thistle and the drone -- 2. Waziristan: "The most dangerous place in the world" -- 3. Bin Laden's dilemma: balancing tribal and Islamic identity -- 4. Musharraf's dilemma: balancing center and periphery -- 5. Obama's dilemma: balancing security and human rights -- 6. How to win the War on Terror: stopping a thousand genocides now -- Appendix: Of tears and nightmares -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792078203321 |
Ahmed Akbar S. | ||
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The thistle and the drone : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
Disciplina | 909.83/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Afghan War, 2001-2021
Islamic sociology Tribes - Islamic countries War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
ISBN |
1-299-22359-1
0-8157-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The thistle and the drone -- 2. Waziristan: "The most dangerous place in the world" -- 3. Bin Laden's dilemma: balancing tribal and Islamic identity -- 4. Musharraf's dilemma: balancing center and periphery -- 5. Obama's dilemma: balancing security and human rights -- 6. How to win the War on Terror: stopping a thousand genocides now -- Appendix: Of tears and nightmares -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807493603321 |
Ahmed Akbar S. | ||
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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