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.
I. INTRODUCTION 2. GENERAL ECOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY OF SWAT 3. UNDERLYING FRAMEWORKS OF ORGANIZATION 4. NEIGHBOURHOOD, MARRIAGE AND AFFINITY 5. RELATIONS OF INEQUALITY AND AUTHORITY 6. LAND TENURE AND POLITICAL RELATIONS WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES 7. AUTHORITY AND FOLLOWING OF CHIEFS 8. AUTHORITY AND FOLLOWING OF SAINTS 9. ALLIANCES AND POLITICAL BLOCS IO. HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION OF SWAT STATE II. CONCLUSION
