Author: Nicolaisen, Johannes
Title: Ecology and Culture of the Pastoral Tuareg : With Particular Reference to the Tuareg of Ahaggar and Ayr
Description: Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark, 1963. orig.wrappers. 29x21cm, 548 pp. Series: Nationalmuseets Skrifter. Etnografisk række, Vol. 9. Weighs 2500 grams.. Rubbed. A 2cm tear to head of spine. Some stains to spine. Good. ¶ Inscribed by author on half-title. Contents: The Tuareg; Environment; Stock-Breeding: Goats, Sheep; Cattle; Camels; Donkeys; Other Domestic Animals; Rationality & Beliefs: Stock Breeding; Social Aspects of Stock- Breeding: Ahaggar; Ayr; Division of Labour in Stock-Breeding; Hunting; Collecting; Agriculture: Ahaggar; Ayr; Caravan Trading; Food Preparation; Crafts; Dress; Tuareg Culture, Histroy & African Culture Complexes: History; Culture Complexes; Tuareg Dwelling Types; Non-Portable Dwellings; Portable Dwellings; Political Systems of the Pastoral Tuareg: Kel Ajjer; Kerl Ahaggar; Tuareg Invasions into Ayr; The Sultanry of Ayr; The Kel Ferwan Drum-group; The Kel Geres Drum-group; The Kel Adrar; The Iwllemmeden Kel Dennek; The Iwillemmeden Kel Ataram; The Origin of Tuareg Political Systems; Tuareg Slavery; Diffusion & Function in Social Organization: The Arabs; The Ahaggar Kinship System; Kinship Systems in Ayr; General Rules in Kinship; Conclusion; Appendix: Tuareg Time Reckoning;Fodder Plants of Ahaggar; Glossary of Tuareg Words.

Keywords: Tuareg Ethnology, Algeria, Sahel, Sahara, Ethnography, Social Anthropology, Sociology, North Africa,