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Political leadership among Swat Pathans

Fredrik Barth
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A classic and highly influential ethnography, which explores political leadership among Swat Pathans, emphasizes the importance of individual decision-making for wider social processes as mentioned in this paper. But it does not consider the role of women in political leadership.
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A classic and highly influential ethnography, which explores political leadership among Swat Pathans - and which emphasizes the importance of individual decision-making for wider social processes.

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