Political Kinship in Pakistan : Descent, Marriage, and Government Stability
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Anthropology of Kinship and the Family
ISBN-10
1498582176
ISBN-13
9781498582179
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 16th, 2019
Print length
150 Pages
Weight
370 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.60 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
AnthropologySocial & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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In Political Kinship in Pakistan, Steve Lyon draws on more than two decades of ethnographic research to depict descent and marriage networks as a critical mechanism for the maintenance of the Pakistan government and the construction of allies.
South Asian politics have long been characterized as dynastic, but Steve Lyon contends that this overly simplifies the extent to which dynasties depend on the support of distinct, self-interested lineage groups. In Political Kinship in Pakistan, Lyon illustrates how contemporary politics in Pakistan are built on complex kinship networks created through marriage and descent relations. The relative fragility of the Pakistani state has long begged the question of how it can continue to function in the face of radical shocks. Lyon points to kinship as a critical mechanism for understanding both Pakistan’s continued inability to develop strong and stable governments, and its incredible durability in the face of pressures that have led to the collapse and failure of other states around the world.
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