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Synthesis and lessonsessay 1999 • Leslie, Paul W.
Turkana • Africa > 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 pattern of social organization, subsistence, and environmen...People and herdsessay 1999 • Leslie, Paul W. & Dyson-Hudson, Rada
Turkana • Africa > 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 livestock and the human populations entails maximization of he...Population replacement and persistenceessay 1999 • Leslie, Paul W. et al.
Turkana • Africa > 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) that are important for understanding population replacement...Ngisonyoka event calendaressay 1999 • Leslie, Paul W. et al.
Turkana • Africa > 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 list has served researchers as a bench mark or calendar for...Fecundity and fertilityessay 1999 • Leslie, Paul W. et al.
Turkana • Africa > 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 not remarkably so. With a conservative correction of under-r...Referencesessay 1999 • Little, Michael A. & Leslie, Paul W.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This document contains a list of major references on Turkana culture, society and economy, circa 1900-1996...Health and morbidityessay 1999 • Shell-Duncan, Bettina et al.
Turkana • Africa > 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 shows that a comprehensive understanding of determinants o...Framework and theoryessay 1999 • Little, Michael A. et al.
Turkana • Africa > 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 involving researchers from several disciplines, the document s...Settled Turkanaessay 1999 • Campbell, Benjamin C. et al.
Turkana • Africa > 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 less balanced diet, less physical activity or exercise, lo...