The Helmand Baluch : a native ethnography of the people of southwest Afghanistan /

"This rich ethnography describes the cultural, political, and economic systems of the Baluch people living in the lower Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan. It is an area that has received little study since the early 20th Century, yet is a region with a remarkable history in one of the most vo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Amīrī, Ghulām Raḥmān (Author)
Other Authors: Gehlhar, James Norman, 1945- (Translator), Gehlhar, Mhairi (Translator), Amiri, Babrak (Translator, Contributor), Trousdale, William (Editor), Allen, Mitchell, 1951- (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Persian
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2021.
Subjects:
Baluchi (Southwest Asian people) > Afghanistan > Helmand River Valley.
Baloutches > Afghānistān > Helmand, Vallée de l'.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Baluchi (Southwest Asian people)
Helmand River Valley (Afghanistan) > History.
Helmand, Vallée de l' (Afghānistān) > Histoire.
Afghanistan > Helmand River Valley.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Editors' Foreword
  • Notes on Translation and Transliteration
  • About the Author
  • About the Editors
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 History of Sistan
  • Chapter 2 Geography of the Helmand Basin
  • Chapter 3 Agricultural and Pastoral Production
  • Chapter 4 Crafts, Trade, and Travel
  • Chapter 5 Labor and Family Relationships
  • Chapter 6 Education, Health, Religion, and Cultural Norms
  • Conclusions
  • Afterword: The Helmand Baluch as Native Ethnography
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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