Pastoralism in Africa : past, present, and futures /: past, present, and futures. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Michael Bollig, Michael Schnegg and Hans-Peter Wotzka.
• Other Names: Bollig, Michael; Schnegg, Michael; Wotzka, Hans-Peter
• Contents: Specialisation and diversification among African pastoral societies / Michael Bollig and Michael Schnegg -- Herders before pastoralism : prehistoric prelude in the eastern Sahara / Rudolph Kuper and Heiko Riemer -- 'I hope your cattle are well' : archaeological evidence for early cattle-centred behaviour in the eastern Sahara of Sudan and Chad / Friederike Jesse, Birgit Keding, Tilman Lenssen-Erz and Nadja Pöllath -- Trajectories to pastoralism in northern and central Kenya : an overview of the archaeological and environmental evidence / Paul Lane -- From first stock keepers to specialised pastoralists in the West African savanna / Veerle Linseele -- A short history of early herding in Southern Africa / Karim Sadr -- Establishing a pre-colonial 'modern' cattle and gun society : (re- )pastoralisation, mercantile capitalism and power amongst Herero in nineteenth century central Namibia / Dag Henrichsen -- The emergence of commercial ranching under state control and the encapsulation of pastoralism in African reserves / Christo Botha -- Land, boreholes and fences : the development of commercial livestock farming in the Outjo district, Namibia / Ute Dieckmann -- The political ecology of specialisation and diversification : long-term dynamics of pastoralism in East Pokot District, Kenya / Michael Bollig and Matthias Österle -- Social-ecological change and institutional development in a pastoral community in north-western Namibia / Michael Bollig -- Pastoral belonging : causes and consequences of part-time pastoralism in north-western Namibia / Michael Schnegg, Julia Pauli and Clemens Greiner -- State, conflict and pastoralism in contemporary eastern Chad : the case of Zaghawa-Tama relationships / Babett Jánszky and Grit Jungstand -- Unofficial trade when states are weak : the case of cross-border livestock trade in the Horn of Africa / Peter D. Little -- Pastoralism and trans-Saharan trade : transformation of a historical trade route between eastern Chad and Libya / Meike Meerpohl -- Pastoralism and nature conservation in Southern Africa / Susanne Berzborn and Martin Solich -- The indigenization of pastoral modernity : territoriality, mobility, and poverty in dryland Africa / John G. Galaty.
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 525 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 636.084/5096; Pastoral systems -- Africa; Pastoral systems -- Africa -- History; Herding -- Africa; Herding -- Africa -- History; Land use -- Africa; Herding -- Africa -- History; Herding -- Africa; Land use -- Africa; Pastoral systems -- Africa -- History; Pastoral systems -- Africa; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; Herding; Land use; Pastoral systems; Africa; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857459091; 0857459090; 1299863132; 9781299863132
• Related ISBNs: 9780857459084; 0857459082
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.