Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East: Struggles to Survive and Thrive
Africa and the Middle East are undergoing dramatic environmental, demographic, economic, and political transformations. This volume turns the spotlight on 14 endangered cultures as examples of how diverse peoples are coping with these radical evolutions in the 21st century. Little-known groups such as the Ogoni of Nigeria, who face environmental degradation from multinational exploitation of oil resources and government collusion, are presented alongside well-known groups like the Kurds, some...
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Fourteen cultures are presented as examples of how diverse peoples are coping with radical change and evolution of the 21st century. Booknews Osborn and Hitchcock (both: anthropology, U. of Nebraska at Lincoln) examine groups of people endangered by threats from the biophysical and social realms. As is true for other volumes in this series, each of the 14 chapters is arranged similarly, covering general cultural information, threats to survival, efforts to respond to threats, a brief summary, and review questions. This volume covers the Afghans, the Bedouin of the South Sinai, the Bisa of Zambia, the Eritreans and Ethiopians, the Kurds, the Nuba of Sudan, the Ogoni of Nigeria, the Okavango Delta peoples of Botswana, the Palestinians, the Qashqa'i of Iran, the Rwandese, the Somali of the Horn of Africa, the Tuareg, and the Ugandans. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Series ForewordIntroduction11The Afghans312The Bedouin of the South Sinai, Egypt473The Bisa of Zambia654The Eritreans and Ethiopians795The Kurds976The Nuba of Sudan1157The Ogoni of Nigeria1298The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana1519The Palestinians17110The Qashqa'i of Iran18911The Rwandese20312The Somali of the Horn of Africa21913The Tuareg23514The Ugandans257Glossary281Index289About the Editors and Contributors297
\ BooknewsOsborn and Hitchcock (both: anthropology, U. of Nebraska at Lincoln) examine groups of people endangered by threats from the biophysical and social realms. As is true for other volumes in this series, each of the 14 chapters is arranged similarly, covering general cultural information, threats to survival, efforts to respond to threats, a brief summary, and review questions. This volume covers the Afghans, the Bedouin of the South Sinai, the Bisa of Zambia, the Eritreans and Ethiopians, the Kurds, the Nuba of Sudan, the Ogoni of Nigeria, the Okavango Delta peoples of Botswana, the Palestinians, the Qashqa'i of Iran, the Rwandese, the Somali of the Horn of Africa, the Tuareg, and the Ugandans. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
