{"product_id":"the-transformation-of-nomadic-society-in-the-arab-east-hardback-9780521770576","title":"The Transformation of Nomadic Society in the Arab East (Hardback) 9780521770576","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Transformation of Nomadic Society in the Arab East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this 2000 book, an international team of contributors offer a multidisciplinary approach to the evolution of nomadic society in the Middle East.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartha Mundy (Edited by), Basim Musallam (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521770576, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 November 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e266 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This excellent collection of articles on the past and present of nomadic society in the Arab east addresses policies of sedentarization, or the means by which nomads are integrated into their wider national communities … It should become required reading for policy-makers and political leaders, specialists and non-specialists alike.' History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this 2000 book, Martha Mundy and Basim Musallam bring together an international team of contributors consisting of archaeologists, geographers, historians, anthropologists and agronomists in a penetrating, interdisciplinary account of the transformation of nomadic society. The chapters provide an integrated analysis of the changing relations of ecology, economy and socio-political organisation in the steppes of the central Middle East, documenting the longue-durée of history alongside the more rapid transformations of the twentieth century. A series of maps and figures illustrate the narrative while a bibliographic essay analyses the existing literature. This is an accessible and interactive book which provides a comprehensive overview of a fascinating and complex society. It will attract readers from a variety of disciplines, including those interested in contemporary environmental and development issues.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Martha Mundy and Basim Musallam\u003cbr\u003e 1. Environment and development Paul Sanlaville\u003cbr\u003e 2. The emergence of agriculture, animal husbandry and pastoral Nomadism in the Near East Jacques Cauvin\u003cbr\u003e 3. Prehistoric and historic pastoral strategies in the Syrian Steppe A. V. G. Betts and K. W. Russell\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Syrian Steppe during the last century of Ottoman rule: Hawran and the Palmyrena Norman Lewis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Nomadic territory as a factor in defining Arabia's boundaries J. C. Wilkinson\u003cbr\u003e 6. French Mandate policy in the Syrian Steppe Christian Velud\u003cbr\u003e 7. State politics and Beduin adaptations in Saudi Arabia, 1900–80 Ugo Fabietti\u003cbr\u003e 8. The politics of rural policy in East Jordan, 1920–89 Tariq Tall\u003cbr\u003e 9. Government policy and protective systems in the arid regions of Syria since the 1930s Ronald Jaubert\u003cbr\u003e 10. Shaykhs, peasants and party comrades: political change in Northern Syria Sulayman N. Khalaf\u003cbr\u003e 11. The extension of sheep-rearing and agriculture in the Syrian Steppe Francoise Métral\u003cbr\u003e 12. Production and trade in North Central Arabia: change and development in 'Unayzah Donald P. Cole and Soraya Altorki\u003cbr\u003e 13. The destruction of resources among the mountain Nomads of Dhofar Jorg Janzen\u003cbr\u003e 14. Strategies for the improvement of the cultivated zone M. J. Jones\u003cbr\u003e 15. Linkages between livestock and agricultural systems in Syria T. T. Treacher\u003cbr\u003e 16. International organisations and the settlement of Nomads in the Arab Middle East, 1950–90 Riccardo Bocco\u003cbr\u003e A Bibliographic note: social science and Beduin societies in the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East Riccardo Bocco\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913190990104,"sku":"9780521770576","price":81.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521770576i_79101a14-d747-4946-972c-cd63d6084daa.jpg?v=1691367761","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-transformation-of-nomadic-society-in-the-arab-east-hardback-9780521770576","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}