The Development of Nomadism in Ancient Northeast Africa

Nomadism was one of the most important strategies for survival, and it is still the strategy of choice form many cultures in Africa and the Near East. Nomadism can be best understood through an examination of its origins, by asking why and how nomadism emerged as a way of life

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sadr, Karim (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa : University of Pennsylvania Press , [2017]
Edition:Reprint 2016
Series:Anniversary Collection
Subjects:
Africa, Northeast > Antiquities
Africa, Northeast > Economic conditions
Afrique du Nord-Est - Conditions économiques
Northeast Africa
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv5135xv
Author Notes:Karim Sadr
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter I. On the Origins of Nomadism
  • Chapter II. Identifying Nomads
  • Chapter III. The Natural and Cultural Background of the Southern Atbai
  • Chapter IV. Nomads in the Southern Atbai
  • Chapter V. Nomads in Ancient Northeast Africa
  • Chapter VI. Nomads on the Fringe of the Developing Pharaonic State
  • Chapter VII. Nomads in the Eastern Desert
  • Chapter VIII. Nomads on the Fringes of the Kushitic and Northern Ethiopian Kingdoms
  • Chapter IX. Nomads on the Southern Border of Roman Egypt
  • Chapter X. Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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