10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEGMENTARY»
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segmentary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
segmentary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Maya Postclassic State Formation:
Segmentary Lineage ...
The first part of the book traces the origins of the Quiché, Itza and Xiu to the homeland on the Mexican Gulf coast where they acquired their potent Toltec mythology and identifies early segmentary lineages that developed as a result of ...
2
A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the ...
The segmentary state, according to Southall and Stein out Cholamandalam.
There was also an increase in the personal involvement of Chola kings in issuing
orders aimed at directing and re-organizing land taxation (Heitzman, 1997: 227).
3
Tribes Without Rulers: Studies in African
Segmentary Systems
Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking.
John Middleton, David Tait, 2013
4
Ku Waru: Language and
Segmentary Politics in the Western ...
This 1991 book furthers our understanding of the interaction between social structures, historical events and particularly, of the crucial role of talk.
Francesca Merlan, Alan Rumsey, 1991
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The Political Economy of Craft Production: Crafting Empire ...
of segmentary kinship (of which he was unaware when he proposed his model),
nor does his segmentary state require particular kinds of economic structures or
relations. As such, issues of craft production and political economy play no role in
...
6
State and Society: A Reader in Comparative Political Sociology
whole state. What makes it possible for them to be segmentary states instead of
segmentary stateless societies is the presence within each unit in the hierarchy of
some principle of seniority by which, at each level, a chiefly line is distinguished,
...
7
Man in Adaptation: The Cultural Present
Obviously, the existence of segmentation alone does not qualify a society as a
segmentary lineage system. And even if a unitary lineage system is the
organization of political segmentation, it is not a segmentary lineage system
unless certain ...
8
State and Society: The Emergence and Development of Social ...
Segmentary States If, as Geertz argues, our image of the Hindu-Buddhist state is '
overcentralized' then we have to ask which 'decentralized' model is appropriate.
Geertz's 'theatre state' model may be appropriate for Bali in the 19th century, ...
John Gledhill, Barbara Bender, Mogens Trolle Larsen, 1995
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Political Systems and the Distribution of Power
To whom or to which role, complementary delegation applies tends to be implicit
in a segmentary lineage system, but explicit in a segmentary state. In the former it
applies to generalized roles, for if they were politically specialized it would ...
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Early Israel: Anthropological and Historical Studies on the ...
Fortes and Evans-Pritchard have proposed their model of segmentary societies
on the basis of African societies, most of which are situated south of the Sahara.
They never seriously inquire as to whether their definition is applicable to other ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEGMENTARY»
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segmentary is used in the context of the following news items.
Quest for equality
The segmentary clan/lineage system is egalitarian in comparison to the multi-caste society, but it is still unequal in many respects. Religious freedom. «Kathmandu Post, Jul 15»
From classical Indology to rigorous social science
He also challenged boldly the two dominant models which sought to explain the “early medieval” in Indian history—those of Indian feudalism and segmentary ... «Frontline, Jul 15»
On Shaky Ground: Secularism, Religion and the Liberian Nation
... Islam was already practiced in the hinterland where it influenced some of the forest and coastal segmentary socieites in the North east and West of what later ... «Front Page Africa, Apr 15»
Introspecting on the Aam Aadmi Party and its Historic Triumph
Delhites have outgrown the communal loyalties of the partition days and segmentary divides of religion and caste that a bankrupt BJP continues to offer and the ... «Mainstream, Feb 15»
Fresh perspectives on South Indian history
After comparing statements of Sastri who considered that the Chola empire was almost Byzantine in nature and Stein, considering it merely segmentary, ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»
Tribal And Democratic Federalism
In the mean time, the tribes of Manipur also maintained their own segmentary languages. In like manner Naga: in Naga, Angami, Sema, Lotha, Chakasang, Ao, ... «E-Pao.net, Feb 15»
The Passing of Four Prominent Stars of Somali Studies and the Year …
Here, he was nuanced in his analyses on the Somali society, except that he could not extricate himself from the concept of lineage segmentary system – a ... «somalicurrent, Dec 14»
Debating The Thistle and the Drone: A Response to the Distortions …
These societies, Professor Ahmed writes, have been described by anthropologists as “segmentary lineage systems.” Professor Ahmed in the book provided an ... «American Muslim, Nov 14»
Contra Hardt and Negri
The real difficulty arises as soon as we pose this question: How do we articulate the segmentary struggles into a strategy for wide-ranging and generalized ... «Monthly Review, Nov 14»
The Kurds and the Isis
... secular state in the course of globalization, we are also witnessing the race to fill the need for meaningful identity by recourse to local segmentary affiliations. «Inquirer.net, Sep 14»
