Publication

2004 - University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Language

English

Word Count

75,250 words, Guess

Page Count

301 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • Goodreads5028985

Classifications

  • DDC333.74/137/0967627
  • LCCDT433.545.T87 M33 2004

Description

Based on 16 years of fieldwork among the pastoral Turkana people, McCabe examines how individuals use the land and make decisions about mobility, livestock and the use of natural resources in an environment characterized by aridity, unpredictability, insecurity and violence.

Subjects

Topics

Land tenureCattle herdingCattle stealingDomestic animalsSocial conditionsSocial life and customsEnvironmental conditions

Places

KenyaTurkana DistrictTurkana District (Kenya)

Series Statement

  • Human-environment interactions

Other Editions

  • Cattle bring us to our enemies: Turkana ecology, politics, and raiding in a disequilibrium systemUniversity of Michigan Press2004-01-01

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