NOMADS by Carmichael Peter

NOMADS by Carmichael Peter

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Published to accompany a Channel 4 series, this book looks at four nomadic peoples in some of the most remote and hostile regions on earth. Each chapter is written by an anthropologist who has lived and worked with the tribe concerned and portrays its attempts to adapt to the modern world.

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NOMADS by Carmichael Peter

Some of the greatest empires in history - those of Genghis Khan, Saladin, Shaka Zulu and Attila the Hun - were based on nomadic conquest. Even today the lives of nomads continue to exert fascination and this book, published to accompany a Channel 4 television series, looks at four nomadic peoples in some of the most remote and hostile regions on earth: the Turkana, from the barren Rift Valley of northern Kenya; the Mongols, descendants of Genghis Khan; the Even, reindeer herders from the Siberian Arctic; and the Hmenat, a faction of the renowned Mechaout warrior tribe of eastern Mauritania. Each chapter is written by an anthropologist who has lived and worked with the tribe concerned and portrays the problems and challenges it faces in attempting to adapt to the modern world.
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ISBN 13 9781855850613
ISBN 10 1855850613
Title NOMADS
Author Carmichael Peter
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1991-10-24
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.