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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461951203321

Titolo

Who owns the stock? [[electronic resource] ] : collective and multiple property rights in animals / / edited by Anatoly M. Khazanov and Günther Schlee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, c2012

ISBN

1-283-65560-8

0-85745-336-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Collana

Integration and conflict studies ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

KhazanovAnatoly M <1937-> (Anatoly Michailovich)

SchleeGünther

Disciplina

306.3/2

Soggetti

Pastoral systems

Herders

Domestic animals

Right of property

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Tundra and taiga -- p. II. The Eurasian steppe -- pt. III. Africa.

Sommario/riassunto

The issue of collective and multiple property rights in animals, such as cattle, camels or reindeers, among pastoralists has never been a subject of special cross-cultural and comparative study. Focusing on pastoralist societies in East and West Africa, the Far North and Siberia, and the Eurasian steppes, this volume addresses the issue of property rights and the changes these societies have undergone due to the direct or indirect influence of modernization and globalization processes. The contributors also investigate the interplay of older sets of rights and modern marketing policies; politi