Book

Ambiguous relations: kin, class, and conflict among Komachi pastoralists

Smithsonian Institution Press • Washington • Published In 1990 • Pages: xxix, 240

By: Bradburd, Daniel.

Abstract
This is a study of the Komachi pastoral nomads of Kerman Province, southern Iran during the author's field work with them in 1973-1975. Major emphasis in this work in on marriage negotiations, the place of shepherds in the society, and the apparently unstable nature of the region's pastoral communities (p. 12). Additional data will be found on kinship, class structure and practices, culture history, economics, and the relationship between the shepherds and their wealthy employers.
Subjects
Annual cycle
Pastoral activities
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Settlement patterns
Production and supply
External trade
Mercantile business
Labor supply and employment
Labor relations
Accumulation of wealth
Classes
Social relationships and groups
Kin relationships
Tribe and nation
Community structure
culture
Iran
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2005
Field Date
1973-1975
Coverage Date
1900-1975
Coverage Place
Komachi nomads, Kerman Province, southern Iran
Notes
Daniel Bradburd
Includes bibliographical references (221-231) and index
LCCN
89039784
LCSH
Iranians/Komachi (Iranian people)--Social conditions/Komachi (Iranian people)--Kinship/Komachi (Iranian people)--Economic conditions/Shepherds--Iran--Kirmān (Province)/Social classes--Iran--Kirmān (Province)/Kirmān (Iran : Province)--Social conditions/Kirmān (Iran : Province)--Economic conditions