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Camel raiding of north Arabian Bedouinarticle 1965 • Sweet, Louise Elizabeth
Bedouin • Middle East > Middle East
This article discusses the social, economic and ecological functions of camel raiding among North Arabian Bedouins. It considers camel raiding as a core element of Bedouin culture by which camels are distributed across agro-ecological zones in ways t...Reconstituting a Lebanese village society in a Canadian cityessay 1974 • Sweet, Louise Elizabeth
Arab Canadians • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Based on her field work in rural Lebanon (1964-1965, 1969-1970) and participant observation of a picnic, a community gathering, and a visit among Arab-Canadians at an airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Sweet argues that Lebanese rural customs and etiquett...