In Political Kinship in Pakistan, Stephen M. Lyon illustrates how contemporary politics in Pakistan are built on complex kinship networks created through marria

Attempts to do justice to the complexity of contemporary families and to situate them in their economic, political, and cultural contexts. This book explores th

An introduction to how belonging and identity have been reflected, modified, and rearticulated in crucial moments throughout history.

While kinship is among the basic organizing principles of all human life, its role in and implications for international politics and relations have been subjec

Edward Schatz explores kin-based clan divisions in the post-Soviet state of Kazakhstan, demonstrating that, contrary to popular belief, kinship divisions do not