Book
Savannah Nomads: a study of the Wodaabe pastoral Fulani of Western Bornu Province, Northern Region, Nigeria
Published for the International African Institute by Oxford University Press • London • Published In 1964 • Pages:
By: Stenning, Derrick J..
Abstract
This is both a history and ethnographic study of Fulani culture before and after the establishment of the British Protectorate in Nigeria in 1901. After a general introduction, it recounts the migration of the Fulani into the region and their involvement with local kingdoms and empires. The author then examines the Fulani pastoral way of life that depended on adaptive ties with villages of "enslaved" farmers, and discusses attempts by the colonial government to control pastoral movements, tax lineages and establish cattle markets. The second part is a general ethnography covering pastoralism and social relations.
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2019
- Field Date
- 1951-1953
- Coverage Date
- 1804-1953
- Coverage Place
- Borno State, Nigeria
- Notes
- By Derrick J. Stenning. With a forward by Daryll Forde
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index
- LCSH
- Fula (African people)