The Persistence of Bedouin Identity and Increasing Political Self-Representation in Lebanon and Syria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5773421 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dawn Chatty (0000-0002-8710-6603, University Professor in Anthropology and Forced Migration and Director of the Refugee Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth house, University of Oxford, UK. Her research interests include coping strategies and resilience of refugee youth, nomadic pastoralism and conservation, gender and development, health, illness and culture. Her most recent books include: Dispossession and Displacement in the Modern Middle East (Cambridge University Press, 2010); Dispossession and Forced Migration in the Middle East..., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 16-33 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nomadic Peoples (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0822-7942 • E-ISSN: 1752-2366 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3197/np.2014.180203 |
| OpenAlex | W2328059842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper examines the persistence of tribal identity and authority and the increasingly public self-representation of Bedouin in the Badia of Syria and the Bekaa of Lebanon. It sets out the significant challenges to Bedouin tribal identity and authority over the past three decades. The paper argues that, despite the formal annulling of the Bedouin tribes' legal status in Syrian law in 1958 and the 'silenced' legal status of most Bedouin in Lebanon, tribal identity and the authority attached to traditional leaders continues to exist
Persistence (discontinuity · Representation · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Middle East Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |