Among the pastoral Afar in Ethiopia : tradition, continuity and socio-economic change / Kassa Negussie Getachew.
- Title
- Among the pastoral Afar in Ethiopia : tradition, continuity and socio-economic change / Kassa Negussie Getachew.
- Published by
- Utrecht : International Books, in association with OSSREA 2001.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- 208 p. : maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This study challenges a range of stereotypes about pastoralists' social life, pastoral economy, resource use and tenure, livestock raising, and ecology in the semi-arid lands of northeastern Africa. An outstanding study into the problems pastoral people face when resource conflicts threaten their sources of livelihood."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Introduction to the History and Economy of the Afar -- Ch. 3. Social Organisation: Afar Definition of Descent and Kinship -- Ch. 4. Change and Continuity: The Introduction of Irrigation Agriculture and its Implications for the Pastoral Afar -- Ch. 5. Change and Continuity: The Development of Urban Centres in the Middle Awash -- Ch. 6. Socio-Economic Change and Inequality among Pastoral Households -- Ch. 7. Conclusion.
- Owning institution
- Harvard Library
- Note
- Errata slip inserted.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-200) and index.
- Processing action (note)
- committed to retain