VILLAGERS OF THE SIERRA DE GREDOS by William Kavanagh ( 9780854963201 )

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Title:

VILLAGERS OF THE SIERRA DE GREDOS
TRANSHUMANT CATTLE-RAISERS IN CENTRAL SPAIN

By:

William Kavanagh

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0854963200

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9780854963201

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Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

3 March, 1994

Series:

Mediterranea Series v. 2

Pages:

180

Description:

A study of a transhumant cattle-raising community in Spain. This book shows the social and economic factors upon which the continued vitality of this mountain village is based, and analyses the divisions between the rigid organization of life within the village, and the organization of life outside the village in the transhumant group.

Synopsis:

This is the first study of a transhumant cattle-raising community in Spain. Transhumance is the seasonal moving of livestock to another region. This book shows the social and economic factors upon which the continued vitality of this mountain village is based: the use of communal summer pastures; the transhumant groups which walk the cattle to the winter pastures over the mountains; and the system of taking turns for many tasks within the village. The book analyses the sharp divisions between the more rigid organization of life within the village, and the organization of life outside the village in the transhumant group which goes to the winter pastures in Extramadura.

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bibliography, index, glossary

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Imprint:

Berg Publishers

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