1st Edition

Pukhtun Economy and Society (Routledge Revivals) Traditional Structure and Economic Development in a Tribal Society

By Akbar Ahmed Copyright 1980
450 Pages
by Routledge

450 Pages
by Routledge

424 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1980, this groundbreaking Routledge Revival is a reissue of an original and authentic anthropological account of Pukhtun society by Professor Akbar Ahmed. Combining extensive fieldwork data collected among the Mohmand tribe in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan with historical and literary sources, Professor Ahmed’s study seeks to construct an ideal-type model of... Read more

Part 1: Introduction  1. Introduction   2. The Mohmand Ecological and Administrative Framework 3. Tribal Society and the Historical Process  Part 2: Tribal Models  4. Segmentary Tribes and Models of Pukhtun Social Organization  5. Lineage and Leadership Organization: Alliance and Conflict  6. Non-Pukhtun Groups: Patron and Client Relationships  7. Pukhto Paradigm  8. Settlement and Domestic Structure  9. Economic Structure and Lineage Ideology  Part 3: Encapsulating Systems, Economic Development and Tribal Strategy  10. Encapsulating Systems and Tribal Strategy  11. Economic Development and Encapsulation  12. Conclusion

Biography

Akbar Ahmed