TY - BOOK ID - 93413324 TI - Nomads in the Middle East PY - 2021 SN - 1139028812 0521816297 1009213393 1009213385 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Nomads KW - Tribes KW - Pastoral systems KW - History. KW - Sedentarization KW - Islamic Empire KW - Ethnic relations. KW - Civilization. KW - Herding systems KW - Pastoralism KW - Animal culture KW - Livestock systems KW - Herders KW - Herding KW - Nomadic peoples KW - Nomadism KW - Pastoral peoples KW - Vagabonds KW - Wanderers KW - Persons KW - Tribes and tribal system KW - Families KW - Clans KW - Arab countries KW - Arab Empire KW - Empire, Islamic KW - Middle East KW - Muslim Empire KW - History KW - Civilization KW - Islamic civilization. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:93413324 AB - A history of pastoral nomads in the Islamic Middle East from the rise of Islam, through the middle periods when Mongols and Turks ruled most of the region, to the decline of nomadism in the twentieth century. Offering a vivid insight into the impact of nomads on the politics, culture, and ideology of the region, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines and challenges existing perceptions of these nomads, including the popular cyclical model of nomad-settled interaction developed by Ibn Khaldun. Looking at both the Arab Bedouin and the nomads from the Eurasian steppe, Manz demonstrates the significance of Bedouin and Turco-Mongolian contributions to cultural production and political ideology in the Middle East, and shows the central role played by pastoral nomads in war, trade, and state-building throughout history. Nomads provided horses and soldiers for war, the livestock and guidance which made long-distance trade possible, and animal products to provision the region's growing cities. ER -