Pastoralism in Africa : past, present, and futures /

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Pastoralism has shaped livelihoods and landscapes on the African continent for millennia. Mobile livestock husbandry has generally been portrayed as an economic strategy that successfully met the challenges of low biomass productivity and environmental variability in arid and semi-arid environments....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bollig, Michael (Editor ), Schnegg, Michael (Editor ), Wotzka, Hans-Peter (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn, 2013.
Temas:
Pastoral systems > Africa.
Pastoral systems > Africa > History.
Herding > Africa.
Herding > Africa > History.
Land use > Africa.
Pastoralisme > Afrique.
Pastoralisme > Afrique > Histoire.
Conduite du troupeau > Afrique.
Conduite du troupeau > Afrique > Histoire.
Utilisation du sol > Afrique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Herding
Land use
Pastoral systems
Africa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Pastoralism has shaped livelihoods and landscapes on the African continent for millennia. Mobile livestock husbandry has generally been portrayed as an economic strategy that successfully met the challenges of low biomass productivity and environmental variability in arid and semi-arid environments. This volume focuses on the emergence, diversity, and inherent dynamics of pastoralism in Africa based on research during a twelve-year period on the southwest and northeast regions. Unraveling the complex prehistory, history, and contemporary political ecology of African pastoralism, results in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 525 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857459091
0857459090
1299863132
9781299863132

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