Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. The Qashqa'i Economy -- II. Political Organization of the Qashqa'i Tribal Confederacy -- III. Origin of the Qashqa'is -- IV. Stormy Beginnings -- V. Flight to Kerman -- VI. The Last Years of Mohammed ‘Ali Khan -- VII. The Challenge of a Strong, Stable Central Government -- VIII. The Rise of Darab Khan and his Branch of the Qashqa’i Ruling Family -- IX. Confrontation with Great Britain -- X. 1911–1914: Years of Ebb and Flow -- XI. World War I -- XII. The Days of the Wooden Door: the Reign of Reẓa Shah Pahlavi -- XIII. World War II -- XIV. The 1946 Rebellion -- XV. Years of Peace and Prosperity (1946–1953) -- XVI. Eclipse of the Qashqa’i Ruling Family -- XVII. The Qashqa’i Tribes Without the Four Brothers -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Illustrations and Maps -- Bibliography of Works Which Mention the Qashqa’is -- Index of Names of Persons, Tribes and Places -- Backmatterweiterlesen