Salzman, Philip Carl.,

Pastoralists : equality, hierarchy, and the state / Philip Carl Salzman. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2004. - x, 103 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-190) and index.

Introduction : pastoralism and pastoral societies -- Agency and adaptation : pastoralists of Iran -- Equality and anarchy : segmentary tribes -- Hierarchical image and reality : tribal chiefdoms -- Accommodation and resistance to the state : peasant pastoralists -- What can we learn from pastoral peoples about equality, freedom and democracy? -- The dynamics of pastoral worlds.

9780813338149 (pbk.) 081333814X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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