As Pastoralists Settle

Author : Elliot Fratkin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306485958
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book As Pastoralists Settle written by Elliot Fratkin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the world's arid regions, and particularly in northern and eastern Africa, formerly nomadic pastoralists are undergoing a transition to settled life. This reference shows that although pastoral settlement is often encouraged by international development agencies and national governments, the social, economic and health consequences of sedentism are not inevitably beneficial.

Author : Philip Carl Salzman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429967004
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pastoralists written by Philip Carl Salzman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon the author's extensive field research among pastoral peoples in the Middle East, India, and the Mediterranean, and on more than 30 years of comparative study of pastoralists around the world, Pastoralists is an authoritative synthesis of the varieties of pastoral life. At an ethnographic level, the concise volume provides detailed analyses of divergent types of pastoral societies, including segmentary tribes, tribal chiefdoms, and peasant pastoralists. At the same time, it addresses a set of substantive theoretical issues: ecological and cultural variation, equality and inequality, hierarchy and the basis of power, and state power and resistance. The book validates "pastoralists" as a conceptual category even as it reveals the diversity of societies, subsistence strategies, and power arrangements subsumed by that term.

Author : Michael David Frachetti
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520942698
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pastoralist Landscapes and Social Interaction in Bronze Age Eurasia written by Michael David Frachetti and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-01-05 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a fresh archaeological interpretation, this work reconceptualizes the Bronze Age prehistory of the vast Eurasian steppe during one of the most formative and innovative periods of human history. Michael D. Frachetti combines an analysis of newly documented archaeological sites in the Koksu River valley of eastern Kazakhstan with detailed paleoecological and ethnohistorical data to illustrate patterns in land use, settlement, burial, and rock art. His investigation illuminates the practical effect of nomadic strategies on the broader geography of social interaction and suggests a new model of local and regional interconnection in the third and second millennia B.C.E. Frachetti further argues that these early nomadic communities played a pivotal role in shaping enduring networks of exchange across Eurasia.

Author : Frank Hole
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0915703998
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tribal Pastoralists in Transition written by Frank Hole and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1973, the Baharvand tribe from the Luristan province of central western Iran prepared to migrate from their winter pastures to their summer camp in the mountains. Seasonal migration in spring and fall had been their way of life for as long as anyone in the camp could remember. They moved their camp and their animals—sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, and chickens—in order to find green pastures and suitable temperatures. That year, one migrating family in the tribe allowed an outsider to make the trip with them. Anthropology professor Frank Hole, accompanied by his graduate student, Sekandar Amanolahi-Baharvand, traveled with the family of Morad Khan as they migrated into the mountains. In this volume, Hole describes the journey, the modern and prehistoric sites along the way, and the people he traveled with. It is a portrait of people in transition—even as the family follows the ancient migration path, there are signs of economic and social change everywhere. Illustrated. Supplementary videos (on the migration, weaving, harvesting, and the bazaars) can be found on Fulcrum (fulcrum.org/UMMAA).

Author : Michael Bollig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110848848X
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shaping the African Savannah written by Michael Bollig and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of 150 years of social-ecological transformations in the arid savannah landscape of Namibia.

Author : Elliot M. Fratkin
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ariaal Pastoralists of Kenya written by Elliot M. Fratkin and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on over twenty-five years of research and fieldwork, the Second Edition of Ariaal Pastoralists of Kenya: Studying Pastoralism, Drought, and Development in Africa's Arid Lands, offers a highly readable and often humorous ethnographic description of the Maasai-speaking society of East Africa. This unique text details the story of how one society of livestock herders in northern Kenya has adapted to and survived both natural and human-induced disasters of recent times, including drought and famine, inter-pastoralist warfare, and the wide-scale intervention of international development and relief organizations. The Ariaal's determination to maintain their pastoral lifestyle while taking advantage of new health, employment, marketing, and education opportunities offered in the growing Kenyan towns provides a fascinating study of the dynamics of cultural change and the threat to cultural survival among East African pastoralists. This small, accessible ethnography offers a detailed look at pastoral ecology, life in an Ariaal community, the trials and tribulations of anthropological fieldwork, and problems of development and social change for Ariaal people.

Author : Anne Porter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521764432
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mobile Pastoralism and the Formation of Near Eastern Civilizations written by Anne Porter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the roles of mobile and sedentary members of the ancient world in ancient Mesopotamia.

Author : Daniel C. Snell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119362466
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to the Ancient Near East written by Daniel C. Snell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of the popular survey of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the era of Alexander the Great A Companion to the Ancient Near East explores the history of the region from 4400 BCE to the Macedonian conquest of the Persian Empire in 330 BCE. Original and revised essays from a team of distinguished scholars from across disciplines address subjects including the politics, economics, architecture, and heritage of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, this acclaimed single-volume reference combines lively writing with engaging and relatable topics to immerse readers in this fascinating period of Near East history. The new second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new developments in relevant fields, particularly archaeology, and expand on themes of interest to contemporary students. Clear, accessible chapters offer fresh discussions on the history of the family and gender roles, the literature, languages, and religions of the region, pastoralism, medicine and philosophy, and borders, states, and warfare. New essays highlight recent discoveries in cuneiform texts, investigate how modern Egyptians came to understand their ancient history, and examine the place of archaeology among the historical disciplines. This volume: Provides substantial new and revised content covering topics such as social conflict, kingship, cosmology, work, trade, and law Covers the civilizations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Israelites, and Persians, emphasizing social and cultural history Examines the legacy of the Ancient Near East in the medieval and modern worlds Offers a uniquely broad geographical, chronological, and topical range Includes a comprehensive bibliographical guide to Ancient Near East studies as well as new and updated references and reading suggestions Suitable for use as both a primary reference or as a supplement to a chronologically arranged textbook, A Companion to the Ancient Near East, 2nd Edition is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduates, beginning graduate students, instructors in the field, and scholars from other disciplines.

Author : Joy McCorriston
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803274549
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Persistent Pastoralism: Monuments and Settlements in the Archaeology of Dhofar written by Joy McCorriston and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-03-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summary of archaeological work along the Dhofar plateau and its backslope into the Nejd of Southern Oman, this book documents survey and excavation of small-scale stone monuments and pastoral settlements.

Author : Philip Carl Salzman
Publisher : Praeger Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Nomads Settle written by Philip Carl Salzman and published by Praeger Publishers. This book was released on 1980 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: