{"product_id":"frontier-nomads-of-iran-a-political-and-social-history-of-the-shahsevan-hardback-9780521583367","title":"Frontier Nomads of Iran; A Political and Social History of the Shahsevan (Hardback) 9780521583367","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrontier Nomads of Iran\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Political and Social History of the Shahsevan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBased on three decades of research this 1997 book traces the political and social history of the Shahsevan.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Tapper (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521583367, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 August 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages, 9 b\/w illus.  9 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm, 0.81 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Frontier Nomads is an impressive work of scholarship, demonstrating the breadth of Tapper's knowledge and his historical as well as ethnographic skills, and his ability to combine them to good effect … definitely required reading for anyone interested in the history and society of Iran and the relationship between tribe and state in general.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental \u0026amp; African Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRichard Tapper's 1997 book, which is based on three decades of ethnographic fieldwork and extensive documentary research, traces the political and social history of the Shahsevan, one of the major nomadic peoples of Iran. The story is a dramatic one, recounting the mythical origins of the tribes, their unification as a confederacy, and their decline under the Pahlavi Shahs. The book is intended as a contribution to three different debates. The first concerns the riddle of Shahsevan origins, while another considers how far changes in tribal social and political formations are a function of relations with states. The third discusses how different constructions of the identity of a particular people determine their view of the past. In this way, the book promises not only to make a major contribution to the history and anthropology of the Middle East and Central Asia, but also to theoretical debates in both disciplines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Note on transliteration\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e 1. Writing tribal history\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Safavid State and the Origins of the Shahsevan: 2. 'Shahsevani': Safavid tribal policy and practice\u003cbr\u003e 3. Shahsevan traditions\u003cbr\u003e 4. Moghan and Ardabil in Safavid times\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Rise of the Shahsevan Confederacy: 5. Badr Khan Sari-Khan-Beyli\u003cbr\u003e 6. Nazar 'Ali Khan Shahsevan of Ardabil\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Shahsevan tribal confederacy\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Shahsevan Tribes in the Great Game: 8. The Russian wars and the loss of Moghan\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Shahsevan nomads in the mid-nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nomads and commissars in Moghan\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The End of the Tribal Confederacy: 11. Pastures new: the effects of the frontier closure\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Shahsevan, the Constitution, the Great War and after\u003cbr\u003e 13. Settlement and detribalization\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion: Shahsevan identity and history\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913307218200,"sku":"9780521583367","price":114.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521029063_6c9cbe94-883d-40d6-91fa-0db87e43b723.jpg?v=1691370040","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/frontier-nomads-of-iran-a-political-and-social-history-of-the-shahsevan-hardback-9780521583367","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}