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Political systems of pastoral Tuareg in Air and Ahaggararticle 1959 • Nicolaisen, Johannes
Tuareg • Africa > Northern Africa
This article deals with the political system of two Tuareg groups, the Air and Ahaggar. It offers a description of the relations between noble and vassal tribes, and the role of the central authority and the limitations on his powers. Functionalist i...Ecology and culture of the pastoral TuaregBook 1963 • Nicolaisen, Johannes
Tuareg • Africa > Northern Africa
The author, a Danish ethnologist, spent nearly 2 1/2 years among the Tuareg during the course of 6 field trips spread over a ten-year period. His most concentrated period of field work was for 14 months in 1954-55. From 8 to 10 months was spent among...