The Middle East and Central Asia: An Anthropological Approach (4th Edition)

Type

Book

Authors

Dale F. Eickelman

ISBN 10

0130336785

ISBN 13

9780130336781

Tags

Asia, Middle East, Cultural, General, Anthropology

Description

Based on a synthesis of the extensive research of Middle Eastern and Western scholars, this lively anthropological introduction to the Middle East and Central Asia explores the socio-political complexities of those regions and introduces students to the questions that have been, and are being, developed by scholars and writers concerned with the two regions. The volume provides an anthropological introduction to the Middle East, and Central Asia including region, economy, and society, personal and family relationships, change in practical ideologies, the cultural order of complex societies, religion and experience and the shape of change. For individuals interested in an introduction to the Middle East and Central Asia. - from Amzon

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