Chapter two. Social and Political Inequality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I The Tribal System
7. Chapter one. Environment and Economy 11
8. Chapter two. Social and Political Inequality 37
9. Chapter three. The Tribes of Rāzih 66
10. Chapter four. Tribal Leadership 95
11. Chapter five. Wider Structures and Relations 121
12. Part II Tribal Governance
13. Chapter six. Principles, Rules, and Sanctions 143
14. Chapter seven. Enforcing the Law 167
15. Chapter eight. Conflict and Violence 190
16. Chapter nine. The Qāsimī Period 229
17. Chapter ten. The Hāmīd al-Dīn Period 256
18. Chapter eleven. The Republican Period 284
19. Conclusions 307
20. Appendix 1 Chronology of Events Affecting Rāziḥ: 1530s–1990s 315
21. Appendix 2 Catalogue of Rāziḥt Documents 321
22. Notes 343
23. Glossary 355
24. Bibliography 359
25. Index 375