Montenegrin social organization and values
Book 1983 Boehm, Christopher

MontenegrinsEurope > Southeastern Europe
The Montenegrins were never subjugated by the Ottoman Turks throughout the latter's occupation of the Balkans. How the Montenegrins, a segmentary tribal society, were able to maintain their autonomy against a powerful predatory state is the focus of ...

Blood revenge
Book 1984 Boehm, Christopher

MontenegrinsEurope > Southeastern Europe
Based on ethnohistorical research and field work, Boehm examines feuding behavior among the Montenegrins prior to the establishment of the Yugoslavian state. The author argues that, in the absence of a centralized authority which the Montenegrins hav...