Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Editors' Foreword -- Notes on Translation and Transliteration -- About the Author -- About the Editors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 History of Sistan -- Chapter 2 Geography of the Helmand Basin -- Chapter 3 Agricultural and Pastoral Production -- Chapter 4 Crafts, Trade, and Travel -- Chapter 5 Labor and Family Relationships -- Chapter 6 Education, Health, Religion, and Cultural Norms -- Conclusions -- Afterword: The Helmand Baluch as Native Ethnography -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
Summary |
"This rich ethnography describes the cultural, political, and economic systems of the Baluch people living in the lower Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan. It is an area that has received little study since the early 20th Century, yet is a region with a remarkable history in one of the most volatile territories in the world"-- Provided by publisher |
Analysis |
afghan institute of archaeology |
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afghan |
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afghanistan |
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anthropology |
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archaeological mission |
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archaeology |
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baluch people |
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biographical |
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close knit communities |
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cultural social |
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economic systems |
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engaging |
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english translation |
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ethnographic monograph |
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extraordinary encounters |
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farsi |
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helmand river valley |
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history |
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lifetime |
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page turner |
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politics |
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realistic |
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remarkable history |
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remote places |
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revolutionaries |
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sistan region |
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social science |
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southwest afghanistan |
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villages |
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volatile territories |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 17, 2020) |
Subject |
Baluchi (Southwest Asian people) -- Afghanistan -- Helmand River Valley
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural & Social.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
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Baluchi (Southwest Asian people)
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SUBJECT |
Helmand River Valley (Afghanistan) -- History
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Subject |
Afghanistan -- Helmand River Valley
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Gehlhar, James Norman, 1945- translator.
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Gehlhar, Mhairi, translator.
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Amiri, Babrak, translator, contributor.
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Trousdale, William, editor.
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Allen, Mitchell, 1951- contributor.
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LC no. |
2020035009 |
ISBN |
1800730438 |
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9781800730434 |
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