When nomads settle: The effects of commoditization, nutritional change, and formal education on ariaal and rendille pastoralists

Current Anthropology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 729-735

  Fratkin, Elliot M ^a   Roth, Eric Abella ^b   Nathan, Martha A ^c  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Brightwood Clinic   (United States)

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EID: 0043222839     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300093     Document Type: Article

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