Blood revenge

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Boehm Klappentext "Boehm substantially advances our understanding of the phenomenon of feuding. His book deserves to become a standard reference on that topic."-American Anthropologist Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations and Maps Preface Note on the Serbo-Croatian Language Glossary 1. Introduction 2. Doing Research on European Tribesmen 3. Traditional Montenegro: A Refuge-Area Warrior Adaptation 4. The Meaning of Osveta 5. The Moral Legitimacy of Feuding 6. Trajectory of a Feud 7. The End Game: Management of Conflict 8. The Importance of Decisions 9. Making Further Sense of the Feud 10. Feuding and Ecology: The Question of Costs and Gains 11. Feuding in the Nonliterate World 12. An Ethological Perspective on Feuding 13. A Final Word on the Blood Feud in Montenegro Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: christoper Boehm, Christopher Boehm
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1984
• EAN: 9780812212419
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-1241-9
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 230 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Publications in Ethnohistory; Ethnohistory Series; Ethnohistory S.; The Ethnohistory Series; Publications in Ethnohistory; Ethnohistory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Osteuropa, Europäische Geschichte, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, History - General History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social