Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Politi...
Evans-Pritchard, E. E.![Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/410/41002373/CHSBZCOP0341002373.jpg)
In 1930, anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard journeyed deep into the Sudanese savanna to uncover the mysteries of the nomadic Nuer tribes - this book presents his compelling discoveries.The harsh dry plains of the Sudan cannot sustain sufficient agriculture for the tribes, to thrive, the Nuer move their camps in accordance with the seasons. At the core of daily life are cattle whose milk and meat sustain the people, the cow's pliant, agreeabl...