The book is a modern take on the subject of the tribes and other socio-ethnic groups that inhabit Pakistan within the wider academic framework in the field of social sciences. While there has already been work carried out on the Pashtun and Afghan tribal territories and peoples, this text describes in detail the tribal societies of the whole of Pakistan-their origins, history, social profile and administrative structure. It also discusses these issues within the context of the areas' geostrategic significance, historical processes, social ideology and institutional structure. The narrative...