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Cattle Bring Us to Our Enemies: Turkana Ecology, Politics, and Raiding in a Disequilibrium System (Human-Environment Interactions)
J. Terrence McCabe
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Description for Cattle Bring Us to Our Enemies: Turkana Ecology, Politics, and Raiding in a Disequilibrium System (Human-Environment Interactions)
Paperback. Series: Human-Environment Interactions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 tables, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
An in-depth look at the ecology, history, and politics of land use among the Turkana pastoral people in Northern Kenya Based on sixteen years of fieldwork among the pastoral Turkana people, McCabe examines how individuals use the land and make decisions about mobility, livestock, and the use of natural resources in an environment characterized by aridity, unpredictability, insecurity, and violence. The Turkana are one of the world's most mobile peoples, but understanding why and how they move is a complex task influenced by politics, violence, historical relations among ethnic groups, and the government, as well as by the arid land ... Read more
An in-depth look at the ecology, history, and politics of land use among the Turkana pastoral people in Northern Kenya Based on sixteen years of fieldwork among the pastoral Turkana people, McCabe examines how individuals use the land and make decisions about mobility, livestock, and the use of natural resources in an environment characterized by aridity, unpredictability, insecurity, and violence. The Turkana are one of the world's most mobile peoples, but understanding why and how they move is a complex task influenced by politics, violence, historical relations among ethnic groups, and the government, as well as by the arid land ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Human-Environment Interactions
Condition
New
Weight
513g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472068784
SKU
V9780472068784
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