First published in 1976, this Routledge Revivals reissue presents an analysis of the Swat Pathans, the people of the Nor
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A classic and highly influential ethnography, which explores political leadership among Swat Pathans - and which emphasi
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Franz Boas defined the concept of cultural relativism and reoriented the humanities and social sciences away from race s
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Reprinted from the Indian historical review, v. 3, no. 2, Jan. 1978, p. 247-266.
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