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Survival on meagre resources : Hadendowa pastoralism in the Red Sea Hills / Leif Manger with Hassan Abd el Ati ... [et al.].

Title: Survival on meagre resources : Hadendowa pastoralism in the Red Sea Hills / Leif Manger with Hassan Abd el Ati ... [et al.].
Author: Manger, Leif O.
Publication: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 1996.

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Description

244 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

Summarizes research carried out under the Red Sea Area Programme, started in 1987. Describes the physical environment of the area and discusses ways in which the Hadendowa people exploit their mountain environment. Focuses on the establishment and working of adaptive units within the population. Discusses the effects of drought in the 1980s and examines strategies for survival and for pastoral rehabilitation.

Subject

Genre/Form

bibliography.
glossary.
graph.
illustration.
map.
bibliographie.
carte géographique.
glossaire.
graphique.
bibliografía.
glosario.
gráfico.
ilustración.
mapa.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-202).

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

The natural environment of the Red Sea Hills : lessons on variability -- Vegetation dynamics in the Red Sea Hills : continuities and changes -- Adaptive forms and processes among the Hadendowa : coping with unpredictability -- Beyond the locality : urban centres, agricultural schemes, the state and Ngos -- Making ends meet : some problems of viability in Hadendowa households -- The Hadendowa way of life : survival of a cultural tradition -- The future of Red Sea Hills pastoralism : links and implications for planning.

ISBN

9171063862

LCCN

^^^97157731^

OCLC

36505157
SCSB-11105374

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Harvard Library