Synthesis and lessons
essay 1999 Leslie, Paul W.

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
Synthesizing the main findings of a multi-disciplinary research project, this document argues that the Turkana have been successful over the short term of several centuries in establishing a p...

People and herds
essay 1999 Leslie, Paul W. & Dyson-Hudson, Rada

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This article discusses the multifaceted relationship of family size and herd size in Turkana society. It argues that the overall Turkana strategy for managing the relationship between the live...

Population replacement and persistence
essay 1999 Leslie, Paul W. et al.

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This document considers some of the cultural determinants of fertility among the Turkana of Kenya. The focus is on demographic and life-history phenomena (primarily nuptiality and mortality) t...

Ngisonyoka event calendar
essay 1999 Leslie, Paul W. et al.

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This document provides a list of major events that occurred in Southern Turkana, circa 1905-1991.The information was collected based on numerous interviews with knowledgeable informants. The l...

Fecundity and fertility
essay 1999 Leslie, Paul W. et al.

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This document describes the level and pattern of fertility in Turkana and to identify the most important determinants of fertility. It argues that fertility among Turkana women is high, but no...

References
essay 1999 Little, Michael A. & Leslie, Paul W.

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This document contains a list of major references on Turkana culture, society and economy, circa 1900-1996...

Health and morbidity
essay 1999 Shell-Duncan, Bettina et al.

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This document examines the consequences of multiple stresses of pastoral experience in a harsh, arid, semi-desert environment, and evaluates bio-behavioral responses of the Turkana people. It ...

Framework and theory
essay 1999 Little, Michael A. et al.

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This document discusses the models and conceptual frameworks that shaped the works of anthropologists and ecologists involved in the South Turkana Ecosystem Project (STEP). In addition to invo...

Settled Turkana
essay 1999 Campbell, Benjamin C. et al.

TurkanaAfrica > Eastern Africa
This article discusses the effects of settlement on nomadic pastoralist Turkana. It shows that settling nomadic pastoralists has both negative and positive consequences. The former includes a ...