The modern sociocultural significance of the jordanian Bedouin tent

Nomadic Peoples

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 149-163

  Na'amneh, Mahmoud ^a   Shunnaq, Mohammed ^a   Tasbasi, Aysegul ^b  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Acibadem Cad Tekin Sok Besen Sitesi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bedouin; Jordan; National signifier; Spatial social; Tent

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CULTURAL TRADITION; SOCIAL IMPACT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 61449137887     PISSN: 08227942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/np.2008.120109     Document Type: Article

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