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- catalog abstract ""The arid regions impose strict limits upon human existence and activity. And yet by respecting those limits, the flourishing and stable culture of these regions has for centuries been sustained. In the last thirty years, however, the forces imposed by the twentieth century--modernization, globalization, the politics and economics of nation--have become so great that major changes in the old ways have had to take place for the sake of survival. Egypt's northwest coast, where meager coastal rains have supported a sparse but thriving population of Bedouin, has recently seen the arrival of settlers from the Nile Valley, accustomed to a very different way of life and production, and hordes of tourists whose 'empty, silent structures' have effectively turned the most productive strip of the coastal range into an artificial desert. This study documents the great accommodations that have taken place to ensure the arid rangelands of the northwest coast continue to be viable for the demands of human existence imposed on them. 'A main thesis of this study,' the authors write, 'is that change in the northwest coast of Egypt has strong parallels in other arid regions of the wider Arab world; and specific comparisons are made to change underway elsewhere--especially regarding the transformation of Arab nomadic pastoralist production to a new form of ranching, and the related changes of sedentarization and the monetization of most aspects of livelihood.'" http://books.google.com/books?id=ADV09ZIKNasC.".
- catalog contributor b11063939.
- catalog contributor b11063940.
- catalog coverage "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt) Economic conditions Case studies.".
- catalog coverage "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt) History.".
- catalog coverage "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt) Social conditions Case studies.".
- catalog coverage "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt) Social conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt)".
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""The arid regions impose strict limits upon human existence and activity. And yet by respecting those limits, the flourishing and stable culture of these regions has for centuries been sustained. In the last thirty years, however, the forces imposed by the twentieth century--modernization, globalization, the politics and economics of nation--have become so great that major changes in the old ways have had to take place for the sake of survival. Egypt's northwest coast, where meager coastal rains have supported a sparse but thriving population of Bedouin, has recently seen the arrival of settlers from the Nile Valley, accustomed to a very different way of life and production, and hordes of tourists whose 'empty, silent structures' have effectively turned the most productive strip of the coastal range into an artificial desert. This study documents the great accommodations that have taken place to ensure the arid rangelands of the northwest coast continue to be viable for the demands of human existence imposed on them. 'A main thesis of this study,' the authors write, 'is that change in the northwest coast of Egypt has strong parallels in other arid regions of the wider Arab world; and specific comparisons are made to change underway elsewhere--especially regarding the transformation of Arab nomadic pastoralist production to a new form of ranching, and the related changes of sedentarization and the monetization of most aspects of livelihood.'" http://books.google.com/books?id=ADV09ZIKNasC.".
- catalog description "Deserts and desert development in Egypt -- The people of Matruh : Arab Bedouin and sons of the Nile Valley -- The Bedouin and outside forces, 1798 to the 1940s -- Urban growth, sedentarization, and local government -- Change on the range : from nomadic pastoralism to Bedouin ranching -- Barley, figs, and olives : the old and new desert architecture -- Tourism and holiday-making : Egypt and Marsa Matruh -- Desert beachfront development : the new villages -- Land, law, leaders, and identities.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 246 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Bedouin, settlers, and holiday makers.".
- catalog identifier "9774244842".
- catalog isFormatOf "Bedouin, settlers, and holiday makers.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cairo : American University in Cairo Press,".
- catalog relation "Bedouin, settlers, and holiday makers.".
- catalog spatial "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt) Economic conditions Case studies.".
- catalog spatial "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt) History.".
- catalog spatial "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt) Social conditions Case studies.".
- catalog spatial "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Marsá Maṭrūḥ (Egypt)".
- catalog subject "DT137.M37 C65 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Deserts and desert development in Egypt -- The people of Matruh : Arab Bedouin and sons of the Nile Valley -- The Bedouin and outside forces, 1798 to the 1940s -- Urban growth, sedentarization, and local government -- Change on the range : from nomadic pastoralism to Bedouin ranching -- Barley, figs, and olives : the old and new desert architecture -- Tourism and holiday-making : Egypt and Marsa Matruh -- Desert beachfront development : the new villages -- Land, law, leaders, and identities.".
- catalog title "Bedouin, settlers, and holiday-makers : Egypt's changing northwest coast / Donald P. Cole, Soraya Altorki.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".