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Lois Beck Nomad (Paperback)
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- Publication Name
- Nomad
- Title
- Nomad
- ISBN-10
- 0520074955
- EAN
- 9780520074958
- ISBN
- 9780520074958
- Release Year
- 1991
- Release Date
- 12/19/1991
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Book Title
- Nomad : a Year in the Life of a Qashqa'i Tribesman in Iran
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- History, Social Science
- Topic
- Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions, Middle East / General
- Item Weight
- 28.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 482 Pages
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Borzu Qermezi was the headman and political leader of a group of nomadic pastoralists who were part of the Qashqa'i confederacy of southwest Iran. Proud, complex, strong-willed, witty, and cunning, Borzu successfully led his people on their annual migrations for many years. He regulated their travel; mediated conflicts; intervened in (and sometimes exacerbated) tense situations between his people and other nomads; and dealt with the government police agency. Structuring the account around the four seasons, Lois Beck recounts the day-to-day activities of Borzu during the year she spent traveling with his people. She describes the rigors of nomadic life and the consequences of decisions made in haste. During 1970 to 1971, Borzu and his people were faced with many difficulties. When the expected winter rains did not fall, pastures and crops shriveled. Unable to sell their starving livestock for any profit, Borzu's people saw their debts to urban merchants and moneylenders increase. At the same time, Iran exercised more bureaucratic control over the Qashqa'i by applying new policies over migratory schedules and the allocation of scarce pastures, and by introducing non-Qashqa'i agriculturalists and livestock investors as legitimate land users. All these measures threatened the nomad's way of life and eventually undermined the role of headmen such as Borzu. Lois Beck details the vicissitudes endured by Borzu's people and the strategies he devised to cope with them. Blending ethnographic and historical material, this book contains information unavailable for other tribal and nomadic pastoral groups in the Middle East and central Asia. Through Beck's deft analysis, we come to understand why nomadic pastoralism was once an important part of this vast region, and why tribal society has endured.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520074955
ISBN-13
9780520074958
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1000608
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nomad : a Year in the Life of a Qashqa'i Tribesman in Iran
Number of Pages
482 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1991
Topic
Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions, Middle East / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
28.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
20
Lccn
91-014470
Dewey Decimal
955.05/092
Lc Classification Number
Ds269.K3b42 1991
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Introduction AUTUMN WINTER SPRING SUMMER Appendixes A. People Mentioned in the Text B. Figures c. Tables Bibliographical Essay Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
1992
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