Book
The bush is sweet: identity, power and development among the WoDaaBe Fulani in Niger
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet • Uppsala • Published In 2008 • Pages:
By: Kristín Loftsdóttir.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this personal and reflexive ethnography of WoDaaBe life—both in the bush and in the city of Niamey—the author conveys the rigors of pastoral life, relationships among lineages and households and to animals, and aspects of gender relations. Migrant life in cities and border towns, and the commercialization of dance for tourists are also examined.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Annual cycle
- Settlement patterns
- Urban and rural life
- Travel
- Travel services
- Dance
- Musical and theatrical productions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fulani
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1996-1998
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1996-1998
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tchintabaraden Department, Tahoua Region, and Niamey, Niger
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kristín Loftsdóttir
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-255) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2009397444
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Wodaabe (African people)--Ethnic identity
- Wodaabe (African people)--Social life and customs
- Nomads--Niger
- Ethnology--Niger