Nomad Aristocrats in a World of Empires

edited by Jurgen Paul

Book cover: Nomad Aristocrats in a World of Empires

Extent: 208 pages

Publisher: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Social Sciences 

Series: Nomaden und Sesshafte

Series volume number: 17

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(October 2013)

ISBN: 9783895009754

Price: $132.00

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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 text.


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 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.

  • Edited by Jurgen Paul