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Cattle, women, and wells : managing household survival in the Sahel / Camilla Toulmin. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toulmin, Camilla, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bambara (African people)--Agriculture.
- Bambara (African people).
- Bambara (African people)--Domestic animals.
- Bambara (African people)--Social conditions.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--Mali--Kala.
- Agriculture.
- Cattle--Economic aspects--Mali--Kala.
- Cattle.
- Human ecology--Mali--Kala.
- Human ecology.
- Kala (Mali)--Economic conditions.
- Kala (Mali).
- Kala (Mali)--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- How do people adapt and survive in the harsh environment of the drought-prone Sahelian region, south of the Sahara desert? This work examines choices facing farmers in this region, and includes a discussion of crop choice, attempts to improve yields, investments in equipment, and the effects of these decisions on family and household organization.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2021.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 16, 2021).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-194648-6
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