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Political Leadership Among Swat Pathans [PDF ebook]
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A classic and highly influential ethnography, which explores political leadership among Swat Pathans – and which emphasizes the importance of individual decision-making for wider social processes. This study describes certain aspects of the society of the Pathans of the Swat valley in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Except where other reference is given, the material on which it is based was collected by the author in the period February-November 1954.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 158 ● ISBN 9781000321067 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2020 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8112007 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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