Way of the Pathans - Couverture rigide

Spain, James W.

 
9780196360997: Way of the Pathans
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0196360994 ISBN 13 : 9780196360997
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1973

Synopsis

The largest tribal society remaining in the world lives along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in the area surrounding the Khyber Pass. The guiding force for its twelve million members is 'Pukhtunwali', The Way of the Pathans.The principal tribes and their characteristics, their austere and beautiful land, their turbulent history, and daily lives are presented concisely and systematically; as are the fiery sweetness of Pathan poetry, the murky violence of tribal feuds over zar, zan, and zamin, (gold, women, and land), and the perennial intrigue among the tribes and the Great Powers which has continued since Kipling first wrote of The Great Game.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The largest tribal society remaining in the world lives along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in the area surrounding the Khyber Pass. The guiding force for its twelve million members is 'Pukhtunwali', The Way of the Pathans.The principal tribes and their characteristics, their austere and beautiful land, their turbulent history, and daily lives are presented concisely and systematically; as are the fiery sweetness of Pathan poetry, the murky violence of tribal feuds over zar, zan, and zamin, (gold, women, and land), and the perennial intrigue among the tribes and the Great Powers which has continued since Kipling first wrote of The Great Game.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1973
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0196360994
ISBN 13 
9780196360997
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
190
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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