Among the pastoral Afar in Ethiopia : tradition, continuity and socio-economic change / Kassa Negussie Getachew.

Title
  1. Among the pastoral Afar in Ethiopia : tradition, continuity and socio-economic change / Kassa Negussie Getachew.
Published by
  1. Utrecht : International Books, in association with OSSREA 2001.
Author
  1. Getachew, Kassa Negussie

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Description
  1. 208 p. : maps; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "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
  1. Afar (African people) > Social life and customs
  2. Ethnology > Ethiopia
  3. Ethiopia > Social life and customs
Contents
  1. 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
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. Errata slip inserted.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-200) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain