| The Pastoral Continuum: The Marginalization of Tradition in East Africa Contributor(s): Spencer, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198233752 ISBN-13: 9780198233756 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 1998 Annotation: Spencer presents the definitive study of the ways of life of the cattle-herding peoples of East Africa, drawing on many years of research. This region has offered a prime example of a traditional culture resisting the inevitability of change; it provides the best-known and most extensive instance both of cattle-pastoralist society and of social organization based primarily on age. The Pastoral Continuum examines the richness and resilience of the culture of these peoples, illuminates the role of indigenous practices and institutions in adaptation and survival, and offers a unique view of the place of pastoralism in the modern world and its prospects for the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.096 |
| LCCN: 97023105 |
| Lexile Measure: 1560 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.39 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spencer presents the definitive study of the ways of life of the cattle-herding peoples of East Africa, drawing on many years of research. This region has offered a prime example of a traditional culture resisting the inevitability of change; it provides the best-known and most extensive instance both of cattle-pastoralist society and of social organization based primarily on age. The Pastoral Continuum examines the richness and resilience of the culture of these peoples, illuminates the role of indigenous practices and institutions in adaptation and survival, and offers a unique view of the place of pastoralism in the modern world and its prospects for the future. |