Bedouin Life in the Egyptian Wilderness

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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Beskrivning

Between the Nile River and the Red Sea, in the northern half of Egypt's Eastern Desert, live the Bedouins of the Ma'aza tribe. Joseph Hobbs lived with the Khushmaan Ma'aza clan for almost two years, gathering information for a study of traditional Bedouin life and culture. The resulting work, Bedouin Life in the Egyptian Wilderness, is the first modern ethnographic portrait of the Ma'aza Bedouins.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1992-03-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of Texas Press
Antal sidor:207
Förlag:University of Texas Press
ISBN:9780292707894

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Joseph J. Hobbs is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Recensioner i media

"[Bedouin Life] succeeds handsomely as a humanist study: beliefs, values, folklore, ethnobiology are nicely treated and the natural habitat is described with a geographer's sensitive eye. It is the best book to date with respect to describing how Bedouin perceive their environment and manage their resources... The book is a fine contribution to Middle East studies, cultural geography, arid lands ecology, and to the ethnographic literature on the Bedouins." Choice "The picture the author provides of the Khushmaan's relation to their land and its scattered riches is convincing... Anthropologists, geographers, and even archaeologists all will find material here to interest them." Middle East Journal

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Leo TregenzaPrefaceIntroduction1. The Desert and Its People2. Nomads and Neighbors3. A Desert Livelihood4. Belongings and Beliefs5. The Bedouin Landscape6. A Bedouin Natural History7. Conservation and ConservatismConclusionAppendix I. Bedouin, Latin, and English Plant and Animal NamesNotesBibliographyIndex