The Transformation of Nomadic Society in the Arab East (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521770576)

The editors bring together an international team of contributors consisting of archaeologists, geographers, historians, anthropologists and agronomists in a penetrating account of the transformation of nomadic society. The chapters provide an integrated analysis of the changing relations of ecology, economy and socio-political organization in the steppes of the central Middle East, documenting the longue-dur e of history alongside the rapid transformations in the twentieth century. This is an accessible and interactive book that will attract readers from a variety of disciplines, including environmental and development issues.

Author: Martha Mundy
ISBN-10: 0521770572
ISBN-13: 9780521770576
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/09/2000
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d