The rule of the clan : what an ancient form of social organization reveals about the future of individual freedom
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- ISBN: 9780374252816 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0374252815 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2013.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Machine generated contents note: pt. I CHALLENGE DP THE CLAN -- 1. Individualism's Paradox -- 2. From Clan to Club -- 3. National Security and Clan Honor -- pt. II CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER OF THE CLAN -- 4. Law Without a State: The Nuer of Southern Sudan -- 5. State Without a King: Medieval Iceland -- 6. Clannism and Democratic Reform: The Palestinian Authority -- pt. III CULTURAL ORDER OF THE CLAN -- 7. Solidarity, Group Honor, and Shame: Modern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan -- 8. Feud as an Instrument of Harmony: The Philippines -- pt. IV TRANSFORMATION OF THE CLAN -- 9. From Kin to King: State Development in Anglo-Saxon England -- 10. "We Have Made You into Nations and Tribes": The Vision of Early Islam -- pt. V PERSISTENCE OF THE CLAN -- 11. Romance of the Clan -- 12. Clan's Return. |
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Subject: | Clans -- Social aspects Clans -- Political aspects Kinship -- Social aspects Kinship -- Political aspects Customary law Law, Primitive Democracy |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | GN 487.7 C55 W45 2013 (Text) | 26040003071715 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |