African Pastoralist Systems : : An Integrated Approach / / ed. by Kathleen A. Galvin, Elliot Fratkin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Abella Roth, Eric,; Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique,; Coppock, D. Layne,; Fratkin, Elliot,; Galaty, John G.,; Galvin, Kathleen A.,; Galzrin, Kathleen A.,; Leslie, Paul W.,; Little, Peter D.,; Marshall, Fiona,; McCabe, J. Terrence,; Sellen, Daniel W.,; Shell-Duncan, Bettina K.,; Smith, Kevin,; Sobania, Neal W.,; Waller, Richard,
• HerausgeberIn: Fratkin, Elliot,; Galvin, Kathleen A. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©1994
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Map of Pastoral Groups in Africa --; Contents --; Illustrations --; 1 Introduction --; 2 Archaeological Perspectives on East African Pastoralism --; 3 Pastoralism in Historical Perspective --; 4 Mobility and Land Use Among African Pastoralists: Old Conceptual Problems and New Interpretations --; 5 Labor, Livestock, and Land: The Organization of Pastoral Production --; 6 Diet, Nutrition, and the Pastoral Strategy --; 7 Demographic Systems: Two East African Examples --; 8 Child Fostering Among Nomadic Turkana Pastoralists: Demographic and Health Consequences --; 9 Maidens and Milk Markets: The Sociology of Dairy Marketing in Southern Somalia --; 10 Rangeland Tenure and Pastoralism in Africa --; 11 Pastoralist Decisionmaking: A Behavioral Ecological Perspective --; 12 Future Directions in Pastoral Society and Research --; Index --; The Contributors --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685859602; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685859602
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Kathleen A. Galvin, Elliot Fratkin.

The authors present overviews of their fields of specialization and in depth analyses of their research data. The discussions stress the interrelationships among differing social, economic, ecological, and biological aspects of African pastoralism.