Cattle Bring Us to Our Enemies: Turkana Ecology, Politics, and Raiding in a Disequilibrium System

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations xi List of Maps xii List of Tables xiii Preface and Acknowledgments xv part 1 7 1. Introduction 3 2. Review of the Literature and Theoretical Framework 20 3. Turkana: Environmental, Historical, and Social Overviews 39 4. Ngisonyoka Ecology: Land and Livestock 61 5. Cattle Bring Us to Our Enemies 81 part 2 7 6. Introduction to the Four Families 109 7. Migration and Decision Making: The Four Families 127 part 3 7 8. Data Analysis 159 9. Livestock Dynamics and the Formation and Growth of Families 183 part 4 7 10. Aggregate and Group Movement 203 11. Conclusions and Discussion 235 Appendix: South Turkana Ecosystem Project (STEP) Publications 249 Notes 265 Bibliography 269 Index 291 x contents ...