Pastoralism in Tropical Africa / Edition 1

by Théodore Monod

Overview

Originally published in 1975, the papers collected in this volume review African pastoralism in both West and East Africa, in relation to economy, ecology, social and community organisation, kinship, inter-group relations, modern administrative attitudes and policies and problems of development. The challenges confronting peoples and cultures in Africa which practise pastoralism are discussed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138591035
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/29/2020
Series:	African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Early in his career, Theodore Monod was made professor at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle and founded the Institut Français d' Afrique Noire in Senegal. He became a member of the Acadamie des sciences d'outre-mer in 1949, member of the Acadamie de Marine in 1957, and member of the Acadamie des Sciences in 1963. In 1960 he was one of the founders of the World Academy of Art and Science.

Table of Contents

Avant-Propos x

List of Participants, Observers and Contributors of Papers xi

Thèmes Proposés xiii

Part I Introduction Theodore Monod

1 Pastoralisme et milieu naturel 8

2 Diversités, corrélations, motivations 26

3 Définitions et généralisations 32

4 Organisation et comportement reflets d'un système de valeurs? 35

5 Problèmes de contact: nomades et sédentaires 40

6 Spécialisations internes 50

7 'Le Nomade et le Commissaire' 55

8 Facteurs commerciaux et industriels 60

9 Traditions et developpement 67

10 Sédentarisation 79

11 Evolution économique 83

Bibliographic 90

Appendice 93

English version 99

Part II Special Studies

I 'Development' and the pastoral peoples of Karamoja, North-Eastern Uganda: an example of the treatment of symptoms Randall Baker. University of East Anglia, Norwich 187

II Some consequences of sedentarization for social relationship P. T. W. Baxter. University of Manchester 206

III Les composantes géograpbiques et sociales des types d'élevage en milieu touareg Edmond Bernus. Orstom 229

IV Conditions et effets de l'implantation d'industries minières en milieu pastoral: l'exemple de la Mauritanie Pierre Bonte. CNRS 245

V Analyse des rapports de production chez les pasteurs et les agriculteurs de l'Ahaggar André Bourgeot. Université de Paris (Nanterre) 263

VI Les problèmes de contact entre les pasteurs peul et les agriculteurs dans le Niger central S. Diarra. Université de Dakar 284

VII Sur trois ressorts du comportement peul René Dognin. ORSTOM 298

VIII Exploitation du sol, communautés résidentielles et organisation lignagère des pasteurs woDaaBe (Niger) Marguerite Dupire. CNRS 322

IX Contraction and expansion in Nigerian bovine pastoralism Charles Frantz. State University of New York, Buffalo 338

X Traditions pastorales et développement: problèmes actuels dans la région de Mopti (Mali) Jean Gallais. Institut de Géographie, Rouen 354

XI Nomadic movements: causes and implications P. H. Gulliver. York University, Ontario 369

XII Herdsman and husbandman in Niger: values and strategies Michael M. Horowitz. State University of New fork, Binghamton 387

XIII Maasai pastoralism in historical perspective Alan H. Jacobs. Western Michigan University 406

XIV The dynamics of nomadism: prospects for sedentarization and social change I. M. Lewis. London School of Economics 426

XV Pastoral nomadism as a form of land-use: the Twareg of the Adrar n Iforas Jeremy Swift. University of Sussex 443

XVI Le nomade, conservateur de la nature? L'exemple de la Mauritanie central Charles Toupet. Université de Dakar 455

XVII Tradition et développement au Soudan oriental: l'exemple zaghawa Marie-José Et Joseph Tubiana. CNRS 468

Index 487

Illustrations

Map: Showing main areas to which the various papers refer 2

Diagram of descent showing levels of segmentation 329

Diagram of descent segmentation, neighbourhood contacts and social and political organization 329

Diagram of well worked by a pulley 474

Diagram of hand-operated beam well (shadoof) 475