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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 INTRODUCΤΙΟΝ Pastoralism and Pastoral Societies -- 2 AGENCY AND ADAPTATION Pastoralists of Iran -- 3 EQUALITY AND ANARCHY Segmentary Tribes -- 4 HIERARCHICAL IMAGE AND REALITY Tribal Chiefdoms -- 5 ACCOMMODATION AND RESISTANCE TO THE STATE Peasant Pastoralists -- 6 WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM PASTORAL PEOPLES ABOUT EQUALITY, FREEDOM, AND DEMOCRACY? -- 7 THE DYNAMICS OF PASTORAL WORLDS -- Appendix: Masters and Masterworks of Pastoral Studies -- References Cited -- Index

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