| A Nilotic World: The Atuot-Speaking Peoples of the Southern Sudan Contributor(s): Burton, John W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313255016 ISBN-13: 9780313255014 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 306.089 |
| Series: Contributions in Women's Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.02 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study offers an ethnographic portrait of the Atuot-speaking peoples of the Southern Sudan. While placing them in relation to neighboring Nilotic groups, it also provides a general description of Atuot communities. Topics examined include migration, ecology, settlement patterns and modes of production, social and religious values, and the interplay between individual experience and social convention. By focusing on a specific group of social facts, Burton develops a regional framework that includes not only the Atuot-speaking peoples but also the more numerous Nuer and Dinka populations. |