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Where have the Bedouin gone?
Anthropological quarterly • 76 (2) • Published In 2003 • Pages: 235-267
By: Cole, Donald P..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This essay explores the effects of colonialism, commercialization of pastoral production, occupational changes, and sedentarization on Bedouin culture and identity. It discusses the many ways in which Bedouin communities in different North African and Middleastern countries ensured the continuity of their cultural ethos and social organization in the face of all these forces. In doing so, the essay argues against popular images which narrowly view the Bedouin as 'exotic nomads' with 'unique' organizational patterns consisting of 'tribes' and 'segmentary lineage.'
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Annual cycle
- Settlement patterns
- Ethos
- Historical reconstruction
- Sociocultural trends
- Research and development
- Behavior toward non-relatives
- Lineages
- Clans
- Ethnic stratification
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Bedouin
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle East
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Middle East
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1968-1998
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1830-1998
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Middle East and North Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- Donald P. Cole
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-267)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 32029126
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Bedouins