The Development of Nomadism in Ancient Northeast Africa /

Nomadism was one of the most important strategies for survival, and it is still the strategy of choice form many cultures in Africa and the Near East. Nomadism can be best understood through an examination of its origins, by asking why and how nomadism emerged as a way of life.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sadr, Karim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Edición:Reprint 2016.
Colección:Anniversary Collection.
Temas:
Nomads > Africa, Northeast.
Nomades > Afrique du Nord-Est.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Antiquities
Economic history
Nomads
Africa, Northeast > Antiquities.
Africa, Northeast > Economic conditions.
Afrique du Nord-Est > Conditions économiques.
Northeast Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter I. On the Origins of Nomadism
  • Chapter II. Identifying Nomads
  • Chapter III. The Natural and Cultural Background of the Southern Atbai
  • Chapter IV. Nomads in the Southern Atbai
  • Chapter V. Nomads in Ancient Northeast Africa
  • Chapter VI. Nomads on the Fringe of the Developing Pharaonic State
  • Chapter VII. Nomads in the Eastern Desert
  • Chapter VIII. Nomads on the Fringes of the Kushitic and Northern Ethiopian Kingdoms
  • Chapter IX. Nomads on the Southern Border of Roman Egypt
  • Chapter X. Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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