Culture and Conflict in the Middle East by Philip Carl Salzman - 2007

Globe Pequot Press, The, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Humanities Press, 2008-02-27. Hardcover. Very good. 6.34x0.89x9.3. In an era of increasing interaction between the United States and the countries of the Middle East, it has become ever more important for Americans to understand the social forces that shape Middle Eastern cultures. Based on years of his own field research and the ethnographic reports of other scholars, anthropologist Philip Carl Salzman presents an incisive analysis of Middle Eastern culture that goes a long way toward explaining the gulf between Western and Middle Eastern cultural perspectives.Salzman focuses on two basic principles of tribal organization that have become central principles of Middle Eastern life―balanced opposition (each group of whatever size and scope is opposed by a group of equal size and scope) and affiliation solidarity (always support those closer against those more distant). On the positive side, these pervasive structural principles support a decentralized social and political system based upon… Read More

Humanity Books, 2008-02-27. Illustrated. hardcover. Used: Good.

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Humanities Press, 2008-02-27. hardcover. Good. 6x0x9. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Scattered underlining and markings to a couple pages.

Humanity Books, 2007-12-31T00:00:01Z. hardcover. Very Good. 100x16x150. First Printing with full number line. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good. No dust jacket, as issued. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.