Preface and Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One -- Central Transjordan as "Tribal Frontier" -- Chapter Two -- Theories of Tribal Ethnicities -- Chapter Three -- Contested Histories of Northern Moab -- Chapter Four -- Localized Identities -- Chapter Five -- The Mādabā Plain Region during the Early Iron I -- Chapter Six -- Prospects for Historical Dynamics -- Appendix A -- Gazeteer of Iron I Sites in Central and Northern Transjordan -- Appendix B -- The Collared Pithos as a Chronological Marker -- Bibliography.