Political leadership among Swat Pathans

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Political leadership among Swat Pathans

Fredrik Barth

(London School of Economics monographs on social anthropology, no. 19)

Berg, 2004

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  • : paper

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First published in 1959 by the Athlone Press London

Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-141) and index

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Description

A classic and highly influential ethnography, which explores political leadership among Swat Pathans - and which emphasizes the importance of individual decision-making for wider social processes.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION 2. GENERAL ECOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY OF SWAT 3. UNDERLYING FRAMEWORKS OF ORGANIZATION 4. NEIGHBOURHOOD, MARRIAGE AND AFFINITY 5. RELATIONS OF INEQUALITY AND AUTHORITY 6. LAND TENURE AND POLITICAL RELATIONS WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES 7. AUTHORITY AND FOLLOWING OF CHIEFS 8. AUTHORITY AND FOLLOWING OF SAINTS 9. ALLIANCES AND POLITICAL BLOCS IO. HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION OF SWAT STATE II. CONCLUSION

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