Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Note on transliteration, dates and references; Introduction; Part I: Historical and social perspectives; 1 Tribal history in outline; 2 Tribal society and the tribal elite: Approaches and concepts; 3 Territoriality and identity; 4 The economic world of the Egyptian bedouin; 5 A trinity of competition and cooperation: 'Mamluks', bedouin and fellahin in the Egyptian society; Part II: Governing the state; 6 Tribe and state in Egypt: Coexistence in conflict; 7 Office-holders; 8 Military service: The Pasha's bedouin; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography
General indexIndex of names and tribal groupings
Summary
Providing a new perspective on tribal life in Egypt under Mehmet Ali's rule, this book looks at the social and conceptual aspects of the Bedouin tribes during this period
