Forde Habitat, Economy and Society

A Geographical Introduction to Ethnology
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-53465-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 520 Seiten

An introduction to the ethnography and human geography of non-European peoples, this book deals with the economic and social life of a number of groups at diverse levels of cultural achievement and in different regions of the world.
International in its scope the book covers: Malaysia, Africa, North America, Canada, Siberia, the Amazon, Eastern Solomon Islands, India, Central Asia and the Middle East.
Originally published in 1934. This re-issues the seventh edition of 1949.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forde, C. Daryll

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

Part 1: Food Gatherers

2. The Semang and Sakai: collectors in the Malayan Forests

3. The Bushmen: Hunters in the Kalahari Desert

4. The Paiute: Collectors in the Great Basin

5. The Black foot: Buffalo Hunters of the North American Plains

6. The Nootka, Kwakiutl and other Fishing Peoples of British Columbia

7. The Yukaghir: Reindeer Hunters in the Siberian Tundra

8. The Eskimo: Seal and Caribou Hunters in Arctic America

Part 2: Cultivators

9. The Boro of the Western Amazon Forest

10. The Yoruba and Boloki: Hoe Cultivators in the African Forests

11. Oceanians: Peoples of the Eastern Solomons and the Society Islands

12. The Hopi and Yuma: Flood Farmers in the North American Desert

13. Cochin: An Indian State on the Malabar Coast

Part 3: Pastoral Nomads

14. The Masai: Cattle Herders on the East African Plateau

15. The Ruwala Badawin: Camel Breeders of Northern Arabia

16. The Kazak, Kirghiz and Kalmuck: Horse and Sheep Herders of Central Aisa

17. The Northern Tungus and other Reindeer Herders of Siberia

Part 4: Habitat and Economy

18. Food-Gathering Economies

19. Digging Stick, Hoe and Plough Cultivation

20. Pastoralism

21. Cultivated Plants and the Development of Agriculture

22. The Domestication and Utilization of Animals

23. Conclusion