Nomad Aristocrats in a World of Empires |
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| Author:
| Paul, Jürgen |
| Series title: | Nomaden und Sesshafte Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-89500-975-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Ludwig Reichert Dr.
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $132.00 |
Book Description:
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English Summary: The papers published in this volume go back to a conference held November 2011 in Hamburg. The conference was built around the question of domination: of nomads over sedentary people, of sedentary people over nomads, and of nomads over nomads. The contributions study how domination worked in a nomadic context, and how nomadic elites (aristocracies) related to imperial rule. German Description: Die hier veroffentlichten Aufsatze gehen auf eine in Hamburg November 2011...
More DescriptionEnglish Summary: The papers published in this volume go back to a conference held November 2011 in Hamburg. The conference was built around the question of domination: of nomads over sedentary people, of sedentary people over nomads, and of nomads over nomads. The contributions study how domination worked in a nomadic context, and how nomadic elites (aristocracies) related to imperial rule. German Description: Die hier veroffentlichten Aufsatze gehen auf eine in Hamburg November 2011 abgehaltene Tagung zuruck, die um die Frage der Herrschaft aufgebaut war: von Nomaden uber Sesshafte, von Sesshaften uber Nomaden, und von Nomaden uber Nomaden. Die Beitrage untersuchen, wie Herrschaft im nomadischen Kontext funktionierte, und wie nomadische Eliten (Aristokratien) sich zur imperialen Herrschaft verhielten.