TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Nomads in the Middle East
T2  - Themes in islamic history
A1  - Manz, Beatrice Forbes, kirjoittaja
LA  - eng
PP  - Cambridge ; New York. NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2021
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.5591271
AB  - "A history of pastoral nomads in the Islamic Middle East from the rise of Islam, through the middle periods when Mongols and Turks ruled most of the region, to the decline of nomadism in the twentieth century. Offering a vivid insight into the impact of nomads on the politics, culture, and ideology of the region, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines and challenges existing perceptions of these nomads, including the popular cyclical model of nomadsettled interaction developed by Ibn Khaldun. Looking at both the Arab Bedouin and the nomads from the Eurasian steppe, Manz demonstrates the significance of Bedouin and Turco-Mongolian contributions to cultural production and political ideology in the Middle East, and shows the central role played by pastoral nomads in war, trade, and state-building throughout history. Nomads provided horses and soldiers for war, the livestock and guidance which made long-distance trade possible, and animal products to provision the region's growing cities"--
SN  - 978-0-521-81629-8 kovakantinen
SN  - 978-0-521-53163-4 pehmeäkantinen
KW  - paimentolaiset
KW  - paimentolaiskulttuurit
KW  - heimot
KW  - sivilisaatio
KW  - historia
KW  - Nomads : Islamic Empire : History.
KW  - Pastoral systems : Islamic Empire : History.
KW  - Nomads : Sedentarization : Islamic Empire : History.
KW  - Tribes : Islamic Empire : History.
KW  - islamilaiset maat
KW  - Lähi-itä
KW  - Islamic Empire : Ethnic relations.
KW  - Islamic Empire : Civilization.
KW  - Islamic Empire : History.
ER  -