Eaters of the dry season : circular labor migration in the West African Sahel

Summary: "This book focuses on the activities of the seasonal migrants, persisting as they have through colonial and postcolonial changes and constituting an important response to uncertainty in the region. Based on a combination of survey-interviews and geographic analyses, the book regards the migrants as practical people who are simply making the best of what has been dealt to them. It will challenge laypeople as well as scholars and policymakers to consider how people respond to global changes in the next century, especially for the billions who are labeled "poor.""--Jacket

Record details

OCLC: ocn654728870
ISBN: 0813338727
ISBN: 9780813338729
ISBN: 9780813336169
ISBN: 0813336163
ISBN: 0429500882
ISBN: 9780429500886
ISBN: 1429489103
ISBN: 9781429489102
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Publisher: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, ©1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-257) and index.
Contents:	1. The Changing World of Cin Rani -- 2. The Walked-Across Land -- 3. Land-Use Change Along the Environmental Margin -- 4. From Caravan to Bush Taxi -- 5. A Population in Motion -- 6. Migrants' Livelihoods -- 7. Rural Community Perspectives -- 8. Walking into the Next Century.