The goal of my project is two-fold. On one level I seek to examine what sort of unit Manasseh was in the past, to the extent this can be ascertained, and on another level I aim to explore how and why it is constructed as it is by later biblical writers. My thesis is tripartite. …
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This thesis deals with the emergence of the modern state in Iran under the Pahlavi regime from 1926. The emphasis of the examination is on the political encapsulation of two Iranian tribal groups, the Turkmen and the Baluch, and the effects their subordination by the Iranian sta…
Opening the Land traces the history of the Bakhtiyari tribes, a pastoral nomadic people living in the Zagros Mountains of southwest Iran. Based on tribal histories and genealogies, Persian chronicles, archival collections in England, and fieldwork in the Zagros, this thesis expl…
Less well known than the Zulu of South Africa, the warriors of East Africa had just as fearsome a reputation. This fascinating study, illustrated with rare early drawings and meticulous colour plates, covers six of most prominent tribes. The prowess of the lion-hunting Masai det…
Enquiry into the nature of tribalism in Morocco and its historical relationship to the central government. Employing the Air Ndhir as an example, this study attempts to establish a model for the traditional sociopolitical organization of a semi-nomadic Berber tribe of the Middle…