| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 200 pages) : illustration, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index. |
| Summary |
Beni-Amer cattle owners in the western part of the Horn of Africa are not only masters in cattle breeding, they are also knowledge sovereign, in terms of owning productive genes of cattle and the cognitive knowledge base crucial to sustainable development. The strong bonds between the Beni-Amer, their animals, and their environment constitute the basis of their ways of knowing, and much of their knowledge system is built on experience and embedded in their cultural practices. In this book, the first to study Beni-Amer practices, Zeremariam Fre argues for the importance of their knowledge, challenging the preconceptions that regard it as untrustworthy when compared to scientific knowledge from more developed regions. Empirical evidence suggests that there is much one could learn from the other, since elements of pastoralist technology, such as those related to animal production and husbandry, make a direct contribution to our knowledge of livestock production. It is this potential for hybridisation, as well as the resilience of the herders, at the core of the indigenous knowledge system. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Cattle herders -- Africa, Northeast.
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Cattle herders. |
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Northeast Africa. |
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Pastoral systems -- Africa, Northeast.
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Pastoral systems. |
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Cattle -- Breeding -- Africa, Northeast.
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Cattle -- Breeding. |
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Sustainable development -- Africa, Northeast.
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Sustainable development. |
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Traditional farming -- Africa, Northeast.
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Traditional farming. |
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Beni Amer (African people) -- Social life and customs.
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Beni Amer (African people) |
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fre, Zeremariam. Knowledge sovereignty among African cattle herders. London : UCL Press, 2018 1787353133 (OCoLC)1019618738 |
| ISBN |
9781787353114 (electronic book) |
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1787353117 (electronic book) |
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1787353133 |
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9781787353138 |
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9781787353121 |
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1787353125 |
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