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In an era of rapid change for Africa, this nomadic tribe clings to
its traditional way of life. This book examines their society, and
provides the first full published description of human life in the
area. The author, a social anthropologist, spent more than two
years among the Samburu; as an adopted member of one of their
clans, he perceived how their values and attitudes are closely
interwoven with a social system that resists change. Case studies
support the general analysis throughout. Originally published in
1965.
When first published in 1988, this classic study was the first to
relate the dynamics of the Maasai age organisation to the tensions
within the family. Together, these provide the twin strands of a
man's career and, opposed ritually, reflecting a fundamental
ambivalence in Maasai thought. The analysis is illustrated with
extensive case material from the the Matapato, selected for this
study as a typical Maasai group.
In an era of rapid change for Africa, this nomadic tribe clings to
its traditional way of life. This book examines their society, and
provides the first full published description of human life in the
area. The author, a social anthropologist, spent more than two
years among the Samburu; as an adopted member of one of their
clans, he perceived how their values and attitudes are closely
interwoven with a social system that resists change. Case studies
support the general analysis throughout. Originally published in
1965.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Samburu society is a gerontocracy in which power rests with the
older men; men under thirty may not marry or otherwise assert their
personal independence. This nomadic tribe from the arid regions of
northern Kenya cling to their traditional way of life despite the
rapid change throughout Africa. The author spent more than two
years during the 1960's amongst the Samburu, and as an adopted
member of one of their clans, he perceived how their values and
attitudes are closely interwoven with a social system that resists
change.
When first published in 1988, this classic study was the first to
relate the dynamics of the Maasai age organisation to the tensions
within the family. Together, these provide the twin strands of a
man's career, opposed ritually and reflecting a fundamental
ambivalence in Maasai thought. The analysis is illustrated with
extensive case material from the the Matapato, selected for this
study as a typical Maasai group.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1965.
Campfire conversations with Alfred Russel Wallace on people and
nature based on his travel in the Malay archipelago: the land of
the orang-utan and the bird of paradise. Part travelogue, part
biography, this book charts the discoveries of the famous
naturalist/explorer Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913). Born in
1823, Wallace devoted much of his time to fieldwork, first in the
Amazon and then in Asia. During his travels he identified what is
now known as the Wallace Line, which divides the flora and fauna of
Asia from that which was hitherto a combination of both Australian
and Asian origin. He is, of course, notable for independently
developing the theory of evolution due to natural selection (but
was perhaps deliberately sidelined by Darwin). He was a voracious
collector - he trapped, skinned, and pickled 125,660 specimens,
including 212 new species of birds and 900 new species of beetles
during his long and productive life.
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