The waning of Soqotra's pastoral community: Political incorporation as social transformation

Human Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-345

  Elie, Serge D ^a  

^a Centre Français D'Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales CEFAS   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Modernization; Pastoralism; Political incorporation; Soqotra; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNICITY; GENEALOGY; GLOBALIZATION; LANGUAGE; MODERNIZATION; PASTORALISM; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNITED NATIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SOCOTRA; SOUTH YEMEN; YEMEN;

EID: 55849127035     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.67.3.lm86541uv4765823     Document Type: Article

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