This book explores the transition from oral to written history now taking place in tribal Jordan, a transition that reveals the many ways in which modernity, li

This book explores the transition from oral to written history now taking place in tribal Jordan, a transition that reveals the many ways in which modernity, li

When this work – one that contributes to both the history and anthropology fields – first appeared in 1982, it was hailed as a landmark study of the role of

Noted social scientist Eviatar Zerubavel casts a critical eye on how we trace our past-individually and collectively arguing that rather than simply find out wh

This book explores the historiography, ports, and peoples of the Persian Gulf over the past two centuries, offering a more inclusive history of the region than