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Where have the Bedouin gone?
Anthropological quarterly • 76 (2) • Published In 2003 • Pages: 235-267
By: Cole, Donald Powell.
Abstract
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.'
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2007
- Field Date
- 1968-1998
- Coverage Date
- 1830-1998
- Coverage Place
- Middle East and North Africa
- Notes
- Donald P. Cole
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-267)
- LCCN
- 32029126
- LCSH
- Bedouins