Cattle, Women, and Wells: Managing Household Survival in the Sahel

by Camilla Toulmin

How do people adapt and survive in the harsh environment of the drought-prone Sahelian region to the south of the Sahara desert? The author attempts to answer this by examining choices facing farmers in this region. The work includes a discussion of the choice of crops, attempts to improve yields, investments made in equipment, and effects of these decisions on the family and household organization.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198290063
• ISBN13: 9780198290063
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"