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| International Standard Book Number |
9781850651215 |
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9781850651512 |
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9780821410462 |
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9780821410479 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781868142187, |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Language of cataloging |
English |
| Transcribing agency |
MSULIB |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
GN645 SMI |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Smith, Andrew B. |
| Relator term |
author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Pastoralism in Africa : |
| Remainder of title |
origins and development ecology / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
created by B. Andrew Smith |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Witwatersrand University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
1992. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xv,288p.: |
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illustrations .; |
| Dimensions |
25cm. |
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rdacontent |
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text |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The origins of African pastoralism; the spread of African pastoralism; the ecology of pastoralism in Africa; the African pastoral landscape; reconstructing Africa's pastoral past - West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa; African pastoralism today...; ...and tomorrow. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"This book gives an historical account of the development of pastoralism in Africa, and its adaptation to the open grasslands which cover large parts of the continent. How African pastoralists cope with their environment varies in social terms, but ultimately these social constraints still have to deal with the vagaries of localised and seasonal rainfall which lead to inconsistencies in the availability of pasture. Pastoralism has been a successful adaptation for thousands of years, so we must ask why many of Africa's herdsmen are under pressure at the end of the twentieth century. A number of serious droughts blighted Africa in the 1970s and '80s, affecting the rural peoples, be they farmers of herders. Other questions lead from this: have these been unusually severe events, resulting in difficult adjustments for African pastoral peoples? And, if these drought conditions are part of the regular long-term climatic cycle, what has been so significant about the '70s and '80s?"--BOOK JACKET. "Pastoralism in Africa attempts to answer these questions by using ecological evidence from prehistory to enlarge understanding of the vicissitudes of herding societies in Africa today. The origins and spread of herding systems throughout the continent are examined with the underlying idea that understanding the growth of pastoral production in the past allows for a more sympathetic treatment of indigenous social formations based on tradition and experience, thus enabling governments and development agencies to formulate adaptive strategies suited to specific environments and the peoples that inhabit them. The book will interest archaeologists, development workers, anthropologists and students of African history." |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
15.80 history of Africa |
| Geographic subdivision |
Africa |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Cattle Social aspects |
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Library of Congress Classification |
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Book |