Political leadership among Swat Pathans / Fredrik Barth.
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. This study describes certain aspects of the society of the Pathans of the Swat valley in the North-West...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2020.
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| Series: | Monographs on social anthropology ;
no. 19. |
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| Summary: | 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. This study describes certain aspects of the society of the Pathans of the Swat valley in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Except where other reference is given, the material on which it is based was collected by the author in the period February-November 1954. |
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| Item Description: | "First published 2004 by Berg Publishers." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781003136316 1003136311 9781000322774 1000322777 1000324486 9781000321067 1000321061 9781000324488 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed October 2, 2020) |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Fredrik Barth (Author) |