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Title:Survival on meagre resources: Hadendowa pastoralism in the Red Sea hills
Author:Manger, LeifISNI
Year:1996
Pages:244
Language:English
City of publisher:Uppsala
Publisher:Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
ISBN:9171063862
Geographic term:Sudan
Subjects:Beja
pastoralists
Abstract:This book is a study of Hadendowa Beja pastoralism in the Sinkat Region of the Red Sea Province of the Eastern Sudan and was produced under the auspices of the Red Sea Area Programme (RESAP), which is part of Norwegian development assistance, formalized in a link between the universities of Bergen and Khartoum. Contents: General introduction by Leif Manger, The natural environment of the Red Sea Hills: lessons in variability by Hassan Abd el Ati, Ole Reidar Vetaas, and Leif Manger, Vegetation dynamics in the Red Sea Hills: continuities and changes by Knut Krzywinski, Ole Reidar Vetaas, and Leif Manger, Adaptive forms and processes among the Hadendowa: coping with unpredictability by Sharif Harir, Beyond the locality: urban centres, agricultural schemes, the State and NGOs by Hassan Abd el Ati, Making ends meet: some problems of viability in Hadendowa households by Leif Manger, The Hadendowa way of life: survival of a cultural tradition by Leif Manger, and The future of Red Sea Hills pastoralism: links and implications for planning by Leif Manger. The book in fact looks at the effects of the 1980s drought and shows the strategies for survival and pastoral rehabilitation. The authors point out how much the Hadendowa Beja social system works in their favour in dealing with their precarious livelihood in a harsh environment. The chief conclusion is that pastoralists and their activities cannot be made to shoulder the blame for the recurrent disasters. These have to be related to the wider economic and political contexts in which pastoral groups are becoming increasingly marginalized.
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