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The rule of the clan : what an ancient form of social organization reveals about the future of individual freedom / Mark S. Weiner.

Title: The rule of the clan : what an ancient form of social organization reveals about the future of individual freedom / Mark S. Weiner.
Author: Weiner, Mark Stuart.
Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.

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258 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

A revealing look at the role kin-based societies have played throughout history and around the world. It examines the constitutional principles and cultural institutions from medieval Iceland to modern Pakistan.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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committed to retain

Contents

Individualism's paradox -- From clan to club -- National security and clan honor -- Law without a state : the Nuer of Southern Sudan -- A state without a king : medieval Iceland -- Clannism and democratic reform : the Palestinian authority -- Solidarity, group honor, and shame : modern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan -- Feud as an instrument of harmony : the Philippines -- The king to king : state development in Anglo-Saxon England -- "We have made you into nations and tribes" : the vision of early Islam -- The romance of the clan -- The clan's return.

ISBN

9780374252816 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0374252815 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2012023468

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Harvard Library