Perspectives on nomadism.
Edited by William Irons and Neville Dyson-Hudson.
- Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1972.
- 136 p. illus. 25 cm.
- International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 13 .
- International studies in sociology and social anthropology v. 13. .
Includes bibliographies.
The study of nomads / Pastoralism : self image and behavioral reality / Differential access to pasture in a nomadic society : the Yörük of Southeastern Turkey / Multi-resource nomadism in Iranian Baluchistan / Some demographic factors regulating the formation of flicks and camps among the Brahui of Baluchistan / The herd management of Lapp reindeer pastoralists / Variation in economic organization : a comparison of the pastoral Yomut and the Basseri / Ethnic boundary maintenance among pastoralists and farmers in the Western Sudan (Niger) / The development of the Kalat Khanate / The status of nomadism as a cultural phenomenon in the Middle East / William Irons -- Neville Dyson-Hudson -- Rada Dyson-Hudson -- Daniel G. Bates -- Philip C. Calzman -- W. W. Swidler -- Robert Paine -- William Irons -- Michael M. Horowitz -- Nina Swidler -- Brian Spooner -- Preface / Biographical sketches of contributors.