Obok. A Study of social structure in Eurasia

[FRONTPAGE]......Page 1
PREFACE......Page 9
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 13
LIST OF MAPS......Page 16
LIST OF TABLES......Page 17
PART I. THE HAZARA MONGOLS......Page 19
I. BACKGROUND......Page 21
II. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE HAZARA MONGOLS......Page 28
III. TRIBAL GENEALOGICAL OR Obok STRUCTURE......Page 57
PART II. CULTURAL RELATIVES OF THE HAZARA MONGOLS......Page 63
IV. THE MEDIEVAL MONGOLS......Page 65
V. THE KAZAKS......Page 84
VI. THE MODERN MONGOLS......Page 99
VII. COMPARISONS......Page 124
PART III. OBOK STRUCTURE IN WESTERN EURASIA......Page 139
VIII. SOUTHWEST ASIA: THE BEDOUINS OF ARABIA......Page 141
IX. EARLY EUROPE......Page 15
PART IV. EAST ASIA......Page 183
X. CHINA......Page 185
PART V. OBOK STRUCTURE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS......Page 193
XI. CONCLUSIONS......Page 195
XII. SPECULATIONS......Page 207
NOTES......Page 217
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 235
INDEX......Page 245