Nina Swidler
Biographic Data
| ID | 99746 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nina Swidler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nina |
| FAMILY NAME | Swidler |
| SIGNATURE | SWIDLER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fordham University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Knights, Not Pawns
The creation of Pakistan was a crushing blow to those hoping to establish autonomous, ethnically defined states in the western borderlands of the Indian empire. The best known of these movements, the Red Shirts (Khudai Khidmatgar), was active in the North-West Frontier Province since the 1920s and moved from affiliation with the Indian National Congress to advocating sovereignty and ultimately an independent Pushtun state when faced with the inev…
Native Americans and Archaeologists
Legal and economic factors have thrust American archaeology into a period of intellectual and methodological unrest. Issues such as reburial and repatriation, land and resource 'ownership,' and the integration of tradition and science have long divided archaeologists and Native American communities. Both groups recognize the need for a dramatic transformation of the discipline into one that appeals to and serves the greater public. This book tack…
Tribes and State Formation in the Middle East . PHILIP S. KHOURY and Joseph Kostiner
Nomad
Kalat
This article reconstructs the precolonial history of the Kalat Khanate, a Baluchistan chiefdom peripheral to the empires of Safavid Persia and Mughul India. Imperial politics gave rise to large-scale migrations to Baluchistan, fostering uneven tribal development, aggressive leadership, and tributary domination. The martial origin of Kalat produced a paramount ruler and a tribal order with powerful chiefs. I argue that Kalat was shaped by the inte…
Commentary
Enterprising nomads
Barfield, Thomas J. The Central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan: Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981. 182 pp. References and index. $22.50
Audiovisuals Reviews
Book reviewed in this article: Dry Wood . Directed and produced by LES BLANK. Hot Pepper . Directed and produced by LES BLANK
The Political Context of Brahui Sedentarization
The Development of the Kalat Khanate
Knights, Not Pawns
The creation of Pakistan was a crushing blow to those hoping to establish autonomous, ethnically defined states in the western borderlands of the Indian empire. The best known of these movements, the Red Shirts (Khudai Khidmatgar), was active in the North-West Frontier Province since the 1920s and moved from affiliation with the Indian National Congress to advocating sovereignty and ultimately an independent Pushtun state when faced with the inev…
Kalat
This article reconstructs the precolonial history of the Kalat Khanate, a Baluchistan chiefdom peripheral to the empires of Safavid Persia and Mughul India. Imperial politics gave rise to large-scale migrations to Baluchistan, fostering uneven tribal development, aggressive leadership, and tributary domination. The martial origin of Kalat produced a paramount ruler and a tribal order with powerful chiefs. I argue that Kalat was shaped by the inte…
The Political Context of Brahui Sedentarization
The Development of the Kalat Khanate
The Political Context of Brahui Sedentarization
Audiovisuals Reviews
Book reviewed in this article: Dry Wood . Directed and produced by LES BLANK. Hot Pepper . Directed and produced by LES BLANK
Enterprising nomads
Barfield, Thomas J. The Central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan: Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981. 182 pp. References and index. $22.50
Commentary
Kalat
This article reconstructs the precolonial history of the Kalat Khanate, a Baluchistan chiefdom peripheral to the empires of Safavid Persia and Mughul India. Imperial politics gave rise to large-scale migrations to Baluchistan, fostering uneven tribal development, aggressive leadership, and tributary domination. The martial origin of Kalat produced a paramount ruler and a tribal order with powerful chiefs. I argue that Kalat was shaped by the inte…
Tribes and State Formation in the Middle East . PHILIP S. KHOURY and Joseph Kostiner
Nomad
Native Americans and Archaeologists
Legal and economic factors have thrust American archaeology into a period of intellectual and methodological unrest. Issues such as reburial and repatriation, land and resource 'ownership,' and the integration of tradition and science have long divided archaeologists and Native American communities. Both groups recognize the need for a dramatic transformation of the discipline into one that appeals to and serves the greater public. This book tack…
Knights, Not Pawns
The creation of Pakistan was a crushing blow to those hoping to establish autonomous, ethnically defined states in the western borderlands of the Indian empire. The best known of these movements, the Red Shirts (Khudai Khidmatgar), was active in the North-West Frontier Province since the 1920s and moved from affiliation with the Indian National Congress to advocating sovereignty and ultimately an independent Pushtun state when faced with the inev…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Economic history (3 works) · History (3 works) · Citation (2 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 works)