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1 online resource (162) |
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This book presents the findings of socio-anthropological field studies on customary laws and social order in Egypt. The first chapter presents comprehensive documentation of "Al Awayid", the customary laws of the Awlad Ali tribes, which prevail and govern political, kinship, and economic relations in the tribal semi-Bedouins and rural communities in the western desert and the Al Beheira governorate. It also traces changes in these laws that have occurred during the last forty years as a resul ... |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; APPENDIX |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Egypt.
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Ethnology. |
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Egypt. |
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Egypt -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe Mahgoub, Mohamed Abdo. Customary Laws and Social Order in Arab Society . Socio-Anthropological Field Studies in Egypt |
| ISBN |
1443878901 (electronic book) |
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9781443878906 (electronic book) |
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9781443875363 |
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1443875368 hardback |
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9781443875363 |
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