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Relying on one's tribe: A snippet of life in Basra since the 2003 invasion (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate
Author(s) -
AlMohammad Hayder
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
anthropology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1467-8322
pISSN - 0268-540X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8322.2010.00772.x
Subject(s) - tribe , ethnography , snippet , sociology , political science , anthropology , computer science , programming language
One of the major ways of dealing with problems and difficulties in Basra is through recourse to one's tribe to mediate, resolve and sometimes even protect an individual or family. In this paper I turn to an ethnographic instance to highlight both the importance and capriciousness of tribes with respect to providing help when it is required.