ePub Buda (Grandes biografías series) by Carter Scott in History

Description

This book brings together the work of a number of leading specialists of the Fulbe (Fulani; Peul); the largest and most widespread group of pastoralists in West Africa. The collection deals with a wide variety of subjects; ranging from ethnicity and identity; ecology and politics; and social transformation and takes us to such diverse settings across the African continent as urban Nigeria; dryland West and Central Mali; the Aadamaawa plateau in Cameroon; the Guinean highlands; the Ivorian savannah; the Central Sudan; Northern Benin and the Senegal valley. This volume shows that the Fulbe are a fascinating example for the comparative study of social change; and ecological and cultural adaptation by discussing contemporary changes in Fulbe society and the amazing variety of settings in which they are able to survive.