ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Transhumance, Extensive Farming, Pastoralism
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Hwo does understanding this history shed light on legacies of violence (especially re: pastoralism, the state?) Attention to how all of this is relevant for your writing assignment. More assignment tips/ how it will be evaluated. Modes of livelihood and forms of social and political organization. How are these things interrelated as we look at the shift from foraging to swidden ally zation. Mode of livelihood: what people do for subsistence: Includes scavenging -> finding food that other animals have left behind. Nomadic herding (irregular movement from pasture to pasture) a) b) You follow you animals in a random way. Wherever there is pasture, that"s where you go. Transhumance (migration of livestock between permanent seasonal pasture; from highlands to lowland, for example. Tractors, fertilizer, mechanised irrigation systems, genetically modified crops, factory farming, etc. Growing chicken, -> making the most out of what you have.
