The Bedouin in Contemporary Syria: The Persistence of Tribal Authority and Control
Little information is available regarding contemporary relations between Bedouin tribes and the Syrian state apparatus. These ties are mainly expressed through relationships of patronage and clientism between tribal leaders and state operatives. The Bedouin tribes of Syria continue to function as gr...
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description | Little information is available regarding contemporary relations between Bedouin tribes and the Syrian state apparatus. These ties are mainly expressed through relationships of patronage and clientism between tribal leaders and state operatives. The Bedouin tribes of Syria continue to function as groups tied in networks of real and fictive kinship; these bonds provide the tribal members with a solidarity and cohesiveness which the state has not been able to suppress despite decades of effort. © Middle East Institute. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:955461f1-18bd-49cf-a512-01c33ebecc452022-03-26T23:45:27ZThe Bedouin in Contemporary Syria: The Persistence of Tribal Authority and ControlJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:955461f1-18bd-49cf-a512-01c33ebecc45EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordMiddle East Institute2010Chatty, DLittle information is available regarding contemporary relations between Bedouin tribes and the Syrian state apparatus. These ties are mainly expressed through relationships of patronage and clientism between tribal leaders and state operatives. The Bedouin tribes of Syria continue to function as groups tied in networks of real and fictive kinship; these bonds provide the tribal members with a solidarity and cohesiveness which the state has not been able to suppress despite decades of effort. © Middle East Institute. |
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title | The Bedouin in Contemporary Syria: The Persistence of Tribal Authority and Control |
title_full | The Bedouin in Contemporary Syria: The Persistence of Tribal Authority and Control |
title_fullStr | The Bedouin in Contemporary Syria: The Persistence of Tribal Authority and Control |
title_full_unstemmed | The Bedouin in Contemporary Syria: The Persistence of Tribal Authority and Control |
title_short | The Bedouin in Contemporary Syria: The Persistence of Tribal Authority and Control |
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