Development Among Africa's Migratory Pastoralists

Subjects:

• Anthropology » Anthropology (General)
• Science » Agriculture
• Multicultural Studies » African Studies

Reviews:

• Majok...and Schwabe...provide an overview of contemporary African pastoralists living in arid and semiarid environments, with an in-depth focus on the Dinka of southern Sudan, the Maasai and Turkana of Kenya, and the Somali.... [T]his book will be of great value to students of veterinary and animal science, social science, and international development.
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• This clearly written book is a result of decades of scientific enquiry, humane concern and practical activity....This book is a practical demonstration of the viability of traditional pastoralism and a testament of faith and hope in its future. The scientific authority which it carries should be a help to social anthropologists, and others who have to try and persuade rangeland and ranching experts, economists, development agencies, and schooled and urbanised politicians, that pastoralists, if only they are encouraged to exercise their skills, can be national economic assets and not just tourist baits.
  —Social Anthropology
• It would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of the problems raised by Majok and Schwabe.
  —International Journal of African Historical Studies
• One of the book's greatest strengths is its demonstration of a sophisticated analysis of human ecology, using a holistic approach that integrates findings from geology, botany, geography, and social anthropology....Majok and Schwabe's approach to development planning and implementation is a radical departure from existing practices, and is based on the pragmatic recognition of several major problems.
  —African Studies Quarterly

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Pastoralism in Africa
• Climate, Land Use and Migrations
• Cattle, Other Livestock and Pastoral Life
• Animal Diseases and Their Social Consequences
• Some Pastoral Development Efforts
• Veterinary Science as a Pastoral Development Vehicle
• Implementing Intersectoral Cooperation for Local Actions
• Two-Way Communications and Monitoring
• Educational Reforms Supportive of Development
• Small Steps Toward New Balances
• References
• Index