People, Land and Water in the Arab Middle East - Environments and Landscapes in the Bilad ash-Sham (Hardcover)

The result of 25 years of research with different tribal groups in the Arabian peninsula, this study focuses on ethnographic description of Arab tribal societies in five regions of the peninsula, with comparative material from others. Having become aware of the depth in time of Arab tribal structures, the authors have developed a view of Arabic tribal discourse where "tribe" is seen as essentially an identity that confers access to a social structure and its processes. This insight enables the authors to clarify tribal processes of land use and resource management which are normally "invisible," as they leave few written records and the archaeological remains are notoriously difficult to date. The contextual nature of description by local users leads to a reevaluation of social categories, and to an awareness of relationships between bedouin and peasant, tribesman and townsman. A detailed appreciation of the different agricultural, pastoral and fishing practices of the region is presented, together with the underpinning of indigenous theories of land use and resource management. This detailed monograph incorporates many theoretical aspects, including concepts of indigenous theories

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Environmental Anthropology
Release date:	June 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Fidelity Lancaster
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	474
ISBN-13:	978-90-5702-322-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	90-5702-322-9
Barcode:	9789057023224

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