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Zusatztext 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. Klappentext Spencer presents the definitive study of the ways of life of the cattle-herding peoples of East Africa, drawing on many years of research. This region has offered a prime example of a traditional culture resisting the inevitability of change; it provides the best-known and most extensive instance both of cattle-pastoralist society and of social organization based primarily on age. The Pastoral Continuum examines the richness and resilience of the culture of these peoples, illuminates the role of indigenous practices and institutions in adaptation and survival, and offers a unique view of the place of pastoralism in the modern world and its prospects for the future. Zusammenfassung A study of the ways of life of the cattle-herding peoples of East Africa in the OXFORD STUDIES IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY series. Spencer examines the resilience of the culture of these peoples, illuminating the role of indigenous practices and institutions in adaptation and survival. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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. ...
