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| Title | : | Nomad: A Year In the Life of a Qashqa'i Tribesman in Iran |
| Author | : | Lois Beck |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 482 pages |
| Published | : | December 19th 1991 by University of California Press (first published November 19th 1991) |
| Categories | : | Religion. Islam. Nonfiction |
Lois Beck
Hardcover | Pages: 482 pages Rating: 3.22 | 9 Users | 1 review Reviews
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Borzu Qermezi was the headman and political leader of a group of nomadic pastoralists who were part of the Qashqa'i confederacy of southwest Iran. Proud, complex, strong-willed, witty, and cunning, Borzu successfully led his people on their annual migrations for many years. He regulated their travel; mediated conflicts; intervened in (and sometimes exacerbated) tense situations between his people and other nomads; and dealt with the government police agency. Structuring the account around the four seasons, Lois Beck recounts the day-to-day activities of Borzu during the year she spent traveling with his people. She describes the rigors of nomadic life and the consequences of decisions made in haste.During 1970 to 1971, Borzu and his people were faced with many difficulties. When the expected winter rains did not fall, pastures and crops shriveled. Unable to sell their starving livestock for any profit, Borzu's people saw their debts to urban merchants and moneylenders increase. At the same time, Iran exercised more bureaucratic control over the Qashqa'i by applying new policies over migratory schedules and the allocation of scarce pastures, and by introducing non-Qashqa'i agriculturalists and livestock investors as legitimate land users. All these measures threatened the nomad's way of life and eventually undermined the role of headmen such as Borzu. Lois Beck details the vicissitudes endured by Borzu's people and the strategies he devised to cope with them.
Blending ethnographic and historical material, this book contains information unavailable for other tribal and nomadic pastoral groups in the Middle East and central Asia. Through Beck's deft analysis, we come to understand why nomadic pastoralism was once an important part of this vast region, and why tribal society has endured.
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| Original Title: | Nomad: A Year In the Life of a Qashqa'i Tribesman in Iran |
| ISBN: | 0520070038 (ISBN13: 9780520070035) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.22 From 9 Users | 1 review ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books Nomad: A Year In the Life of a Qashqa'i Tribesman in Iran
a nomads lot is not a happy oneAnd the readers of this book are not likely to be very happy either. The author wrote a book on the nomadic Qashqai tribe of Iran in a time of changes. Though the Qashqai had maintained themselves apart from the wider Persian society well into the 20th century, by the early 1970s, the government had taken them firmly under control. How their society did or did not change, plus an overall view of nomadic culture within the wider nation state (Iran), must have beena nomads lot is not a happy oneAnd the readers of this book are not likely to be very happy either. The author wrote a book on the nomadic Qashqai tribe of Iran in a time of changes. Though the Qashqai had maintained themselves apart from the wider Persian society well into the 20th century, by the early 1970s, the government had taken them firmly under control. How their society did or did not change, plus an overall view of nomadic culture within the wider nation state (Iran), must have been
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