1st Edition
Pastoralists of the West African Savanna Selected Studies Presented and Discussed at the Fifteenth International African Seminar held at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, July 1979
Originally published in 1986, this volume deals with various aspects of the life of the pastoralists who live in the area between what was Senegambia and Cameroon. It analyses the changing relations between pastoralists and agricultural peoples, and the changes that pastoral societies are undergoing with urbanisation, increased central government control and the spread of market relations. The papers are in both English and French and include historical studies of aspects of the history of Adamawa, the Fulani, the Twareg, the Shuwa Arabs and the Koyam in pre-colonial times. There is also a survey of the state of Fula language studies and the variety of Fula literature; discussions of the changing nature of pastoralism and the nomadic way of life in Cameroon, Senegal and Nigeria, including the effects of drought.
Part 1: Historical Perspectives 1. Les armées peul de l'Adamawa au 19e siècle Thierno M. Bah 2. Fulani Continuity and Change under Five Flags Charles Frantz 3. Maudu Laawol Pulaaku: Survival and Symbiosis A. H. M. Kirk-Greene 4. The Role of the Fulani and Twareg Pastoralists in the Central Sudan, 1405-1903 Mahdi Adamu 5. The Shuwa Arabs Kyari Tijani 6. the Koyam Agnes Wedderburn Part 2: Language and Literature 7. Fula Language Studies: Present Position and Future Prospects D. W. Arnott 8. Aspects de la Littérature Peul Christiane Seydou 9. Fula Lexicography Mary McIntiosh 10. The Fulani Women Poets Jean Boyd Part 3: Nomads and Pastoralists 11. L'expansion des élévers peul dans les savenes humides du Cameroun Jean Boutrais 12. La brousse est morte Diouldé Laya 13. The Economic of Productiona nd Exchange in West African Pastoral Societies Jeremy Swift 14. Peul et aménagements hydro-agricoles dans la vallée du fleuve Sénégal C. Santoir 15. The Fulani of the Jos Plateau M. O. Awogbade Part 4: Social and Economic Aspects 16. Les sociétés et la civilisation des Peul Thierno Diallo 17. Langue, culture et économique dans le Futa Guinéen N. Camara, M. A. Diallo and Z. A. Sanoussi 18. Crises et mutations sociales au Futa-Jalon M. S. Baldé 19. Le delta intérieur du Niger: organisation spatiale Salmana Cissé 20. Evolution du Peul urbain: Ngaoundéré André Gondolo 21. Peul Majoritaires, Peul Minoritaires Danièle Kintz
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