The rule of the clan
Subtitle: what an ancient form of social organization reveals about the future of individual freedom
By: Mark S. Weiner
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780374252816
Subjects: Customary law; Democracy; Social aspects; Clans; Political aspects; Primitive Law; Kinship
Description: A revealing look at the role kin-based societies have played throughout history and around the world. It examines the constitutional principles and cultural institutions from medieval Iceland to modern Pakistan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.