The rule of the clan : what an ancient form of social organization reveals about the future of individual freedom / Mark S. Weiner.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780374252816 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0374252815 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GN 487.7.C55 W45 2012
Contents:
Individualism's paradox -- From clan to club -- National security and clan honor -- Law without a state : the Nuer of Southern Sudan -- A state without a king : medieval Iceland -- Clannism and democratic reform : the Palestinian authority -- Solidarity, group honor, and shame : modern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan -- Feud as an instrument of harmony : the Philippines -- The king to king : state development in Anglo-Saxon England -- "We have made you into nations and tribes" : the vision of early Islam -- The romance of the clan -- The clan's return.
Summary: A revealing look at the role kin-based societies have played throughout history and around the world. It examines the constitutional principles and cultural institutions from medieval Iceland to modern Pakistan.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection GN 487.7 .C55 W45 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98645218

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Individualism's paradox -- From clan to club -- National security and clan honor -- Law without a state : the Nuer of Southern Sudan -- A state without a king : medieval Iceland -- Clannism and democratic reform : the Palestinian authority -- Solidarity, group honor, and shame : modern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan -- Feud as an instrument of harmony : the Philippines -- The king to king : state development in Anglo-Saxon England -- "We have made you into nations and tribes" : the vision of early Islam -- The romance of the clan -- The clan's return.

A revealing look at the role kin-based societies have played throughout history and around the world. It examines the constitutional principles and cultural institutions from medieval Iceland to modern Pakistan.

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