Livelihood diversfication through migration among a pastoral people: Contrasting case studies of Maasai in Northern Tanzania

Human Organization

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 389-400

  McCabe, J Terrence ^a   Smith, Nicole M ^a   Leslie, Paul W ^b   Telligman, Amy L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Livelihood diversification; Maasai; Migration; Pastoralism; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ECONOMY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; MIGRATION; PASTORALISM;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; MANYARA; NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA; SIMANJIRO; TANZANIA;

EID: 84938503684     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.73.4.vkr10nhr65g18400     Document Type: Article

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