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The Wodaabe flight: inversions of hierarchy in a West-African pastoral community
Suomen antropologi • 14 (4) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 3-10
By: Kaartinen, Timo.
Abstract
In this discussion of the relationship between Wodaabe migratory practices, social structure, and identity, the author underscores the centrality of historical processes for understanding relations among different Wodaabe groups and place-based identities.
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 1850-1970
- Coverage Place
- southeastern Chad; southern Niger; northern Nigeria; northern Cameroon
- Notes
- Timo Kaartinen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-10)
- LCCN
- sf 94092135
- LCSH
- Fula (African people)