Clans and democratization : : Chechnya, Albania, Afghanistan and Iraq / / by Charlotte Hille ; with Renée Gendron.

Clan societies differ substantially from Western democratic states. Clan societies are based around the extended family. Honour and solidarity are important, which is reflected in nepotism and blood revenge. However, a more positive aspect of clan societies is the use of reconciliation to solve conf...

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Superior document:International comparative social studies ; Volume 43
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:International comparative social studies ; Volume 43.
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Clans
  • Statehood and the clan society
  • Society and Democratisation
  • Clans in Chechnya
  • Clans in Albania
  • Clans in Afghanistan
  • Clans in Iraq.