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Frontier Nomads of Iran - A Political and Social History of the Shahsevan (Paperback, New ed) Loot Price: R1,069
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Frontier Nomads of Iran - A Political and Social History of the Shahsevan (Paperback, New ed): Richard Tapper

Frontier Nomads of Iran - A Political and Social History of the Shahsevan (Paperback, New ed)

Richard Tapper

Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies

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Richard Tapper's 1997 book, which is based on three decades of ethnographic fieldwork and extensive documentary research, traces the political and social history of the Shahsevan, one of the major nomadic peoples of Iran. The story is a dramatic one, recounting the mythical origins of the tribes, their unification as a confederacy, and their decline under the Pahlavi Shahs. The book is intended as a contribution to three different debates. The first concerns the riddle of Shahsevan origins, while another considers how far changes in tribal social and political formations are a function of relations with states. The third discusses how different constructions of the identity of a particular people determine their view of the past. In this way, the book promises not only to make a major contribution to the history and anthropology of the Middle East and Central Asia, but also to theoretical debates in both disciplines.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
Release date: November 2006
First published: 1997
Authors: Richard Tapper
Dimensions: 233 x 154 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 456
Edition: New ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-02906-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-521-02906-6
Barcode: 9780521029063

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