Throughout the world's arid regions, and particularly in northern and eastern Africa, formerly nomadic pastoralists are undergoing a transition to settled life. This reference shows that although pastoral settlement is often encouraged by international development agencies and national governments, the social, economic and health consequences of sedentism are not inevitably beneficial.
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Throughout the world's arid regions, and particularly in northern and eastern Africa, formerly nomadic pastoralists are undergoing a transition to settled life. This reference shows that although pastoral settlement is often encouraged by international development agencies and national governments, the social, economic and health consequences of sedentism are not inevitably beneficial.
Imprint | Springer-Verlag New York |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation, 1 |
Release date | December 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2005 |
Editors | Elliot Fratkin, Eric Abella Roth |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 280 |
Edition | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4419-3462-8 |
Barcode | 9781441934628 |
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LSN | 1-4419-3462-6 |