Remembering the Beja Nomads In a Time of Turmoil |
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| Author:
| Marchand, Peter J. |
| Photographer:
| Marchand, Peter J. |
| Original Author:
| Marchand, Peter J. |
| Other:
| DePalma, Michael Angelo
Young, Bill |
| (various roles):
| Young, Bill |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9895534-4-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
| Publisher: | Ripple Effect Publishing LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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With a revealing memoir and striking photographs, Peter J. Marchand reflects on the Beja nomads of the Red Sea Hills and contemplates the fate of nomadic peoples the world over, as population growth and economic forces chip away at the edges of indigenous cultures everywhere. ¿Little by little,¿ he writes, ¿these encroachments exact their toll on the voiceless and invisible, sapping the life of their culture like an ancient tree silently dying, one root at a time.¿ It is a regrettable...
More DescriptionWith a revealing memoir and striking photographs, Peter J. Marchand reflects on the Beja nomads of the Red Sea Hills and contemplates the fate of nomadic peoples the world over, as population growth and economic forces chip away at the edges of indigenous cultures everywhere. ¿Little by little,¿ he writes, ¿these encroachments exact their toll on the voiceless and invisible, sapping the life of their culture like an ancient tree silently dying, one root at a time.¿ It is a regrettable loss, Marchand suggests, as indigenous cultures preserve a rich store of ideas and values that might one day come to our rescue.