The Pastoral Continuum: The Marginalization of Tradition in East Africa
Author:   Paul Spencer (Professor of African Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, Professor of African Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   320
Publication Date:   29 January 1998
Format:   Hardback
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The Pastoral Continuum: The Marginalization of Tradition in East Africa


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Author:   Paul Spencer (Professor of African Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, Professor of African Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780198233756


ISBN 10:   0198233752
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   29 January 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction PART I: THE PASTORAL COMMITMENT AND THE LOGIC OF TRADITION 1: Pastoralists and the Spirit of Enterprise 2: Polygyny and the Manifestations of Inequality 3: The Dynamics of Age Systems in East Africa PART II: THE HISTORICAL CONTINUUM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PASTORALIST IDEALS 4: The Chamus Tradition of Pre-Pastoral Origins 5: The Thrust of Pastoral Innovations in Chamus. 6: The Emergence of Individualism and New Forms of Inequality PART III: PASTORALISM AND THE THRUST OF CHANGE 7: Population Growth, Development, and the Malthusian Dilemma 8: Pastoralists and the Threshold of Change 9: The Extension of the Continuum and the Spread of the Desert References. Index.

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The author's statistical analyses provide valuable insights that will be of particular interest to more specialised readers. Spencer's study is neither overly romantic nor unduly pessimistic. He ends on a note of hope for the future of pastoralism as a way of life in eastern Africa./ Aneesa Kassam, lecturer in anthropology, Durham University, THES, 21/05/99.


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