The Nomadic Alternative
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The Nomadic Alternative

Modes and Models of Interaction in the African-Asian Deserts and Steppes

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  2. English
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The Nomadic Alternative

Modes and Models of Interaction in the African-Asian Deserts and Steppes

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Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9789027975201
eBook ISBN
9783110810233
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. General Editor's Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. SECTION ONE: ECOLOGY
  4. The Culture Areas of the Middle East
  5. The Ecology and Politics of Nomadic Pastoralists in the Middle East
  6. The Environmental Adaptation of Nomads in the West African Sahel: A Key to Understanding Prehistoric Pastoralists
  7. Ecology and Social Organization Among Nigerian Fulbe (Fulani)
  8. Characteristic Features of Nomadic Communities in the Eurasian Steppes
  9. The Problem of Origin and Formation of the Economic-Cultural Type of Pastoral Nomads in the Moderate Belt of Eurasia
  10. SECTION TWO: ETHNOGENESIS, EVOLUTION, AND CONTINUITY
  11. Ethnic Communities with Survivals of Clan and Tribal Structure in Central Asia and Kazakhstan in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
  12. Early Elements in the Ethnogenesis of the Uzbeks
  13. Historical Stratification of Generic and Tribal Names and Their Role in the Ethnogenetic Study of Turkic Peoples of Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia
  14. Some Basic Problems of the Ethnogenesis of the Turkmen
  15. Family-Group, Family, and Individual Property Categories Among Nomads
  16. The Formation of National Cadres of Industrial Workers in Cattle-Breeding Districts of the Soviet Eastern Republics: The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
  17. SECTION THREE: STRATIFICATION, AUTHORITY, AND POWER
  18. The History of Sovereignty Among the Kel Ahaggar
  19. The Traditional Power of the Mósì Nānámtsè of Upper Volta
  20. Conservatism and Change in a Desert Feudalism: The Case of Southern Baluchistan
  21. Kinship Terminology and Feudal Versus Tribal Orientations in Baluch Social Organization: A Comparative View
  22. The Promotion of Suzerainty Between Sedentary and Nomadic Populations in Eastern Ethiopia
  23. Biased Symbiosis on the Tana River
  24. Changes in the Family Structure of the Pamir Nationalities in the Years of Socialist Construction
  25. Problems of Social Change Among the Asiatic Nomads
  26. SECTION FOUR: COGNITION, VALUES, AND RELIGION
  27. The Segmental System: Native Model or Anthropological Construction? Discussion of an Iranian Example
  28. The Gnawa of Morocco: The Derdeba Ceremony
  29. Marriage and Marriage Rites Among the Kazakhs in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
  30. Interaction of Cultures Among Peoples of the U.S.S.R.
  31. Ethnic Traditions in Agriculture in the Northern Caucasus
  32. Settlement and Traditional Social Institutions of the Formerly Nomadic Kazakh People
  33. Patronymy Among the Peoples of the Caucasus
  34. Tradition and Innovation in Family Rites in the Northern Caucasus
  35. Cultural Diversity, Conflicting Ideologies, and Transformational Processes in Afghanistan
  36. The Mimouna Festival Among the Moroccan Jews
  37. Biographical Notes
  38. Index of Names
  39. Index of Subjects
  40. Index of Names of Places