As Nomadism Ends

As pastoral nomads become settled, they face social, spatial, and ecological change in the shift from herding to farming, toward integration into the market economy. This book analyzes the socio-spatial changes that follow the end of nomadism, especially in the unique case of the Bedouin of the Negev. Focusing on the structural consequences of the shift to sedentarization, the author explores the related socio-spatial issues of the encounter with the modern, westernized world within a settlement frontier context: The adaptation of territorial behavior; the adoption of western demographic patterns; changes in the social status of individuals; integration into a system of social services; and the spatial conflict between state governments and pastoral nomads.

First sentence: This book is concerned with processes of change among pastoral nomads as they sedentarize and shift away from the pastoral production processes.

Year

1996

Language

English

Publisher

Westview Press

Editions

7

Pages

272

ISBN

9780813335568

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