List of plates, maps, figures and tables Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction 1. The regional context 2. The rural economy 3. Social structure and organisation 4. An enfolding culture 5. The burden of the past 6. The crystallisation of new traditions 7. The democratic challenge 8. The sources of political allegiance 9. Admission to the polity 10. Politicisation in traditional societies Bibliography Index.
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