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Bibliography
Burnett, G.W.; Rair Naim al Baqain;
Dirksen, Murl.
1999 The Situation of the Bedouin of
Jordan's Karak Plateau, Journal of Third World Studies,
v16 i2 p121(1)
Abstract: The Karak Plateau in central
Jordan is now visited by the Bedouin between April and August
to graze livestock. Bedouin women process dairy products such
as butter and cheese for sale locally. The main ecological
difficulties facing the Bedouin who travel to the Karak
Plateau are water availability and the conditions of the
range. The Bedouin are now dependent on government-subsidized
feed and water because of range depletion. It is clear that
the Bedouin lifestyle is becoming anachronistic, but there are
no viable alternatives to Bedouinism for these people
Genkin, Stephanie
1994 Weavers of the Beni Hamida. (Bedouin
tribe), The Middle East, n237 p38(2)
Abstract: The women in the Bedouin tribe
living in the slopes of Jordan's Jebel Beni Hamida have begun
to support their community through the establishment of a
weaving industry in their communities. The Women's Weaving
Project was initiated by Queen Noor with the help of the
UNICEF Save the Children project, Jordan's Ministry of Social
Development and a grant from USAID. The project was based on a
revival of weaving traditions among the community's women, and
has already resulted in a higher standard of living for the
Bedouin tribe.
Gubser, Peter
1991 Bedouin, Historical Dictionary
of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Metuchen, N.J. and London. pp. 24-25
Description: Jordan has been at the crossroads of Middle East
events since Biblical times. In contemporary times, the recent
Persian Gulf crisis and the long-simmering Arab-Israeli
conflict have thrust Jordan into a troublesome but crucial
role. But despite its unstable setting, it has experienced
remarkably stable leadership--since 1953, King Hussein has
steered the country through the difficulties of internal
strife, Middle East wars, and international pressure. This new
historical dictionary provides in a convenient format a broad
array of data and descriptive material on this crucial state.
With the most comprehensive bibliography available on Jordan.
(Amazon.com)
Layne, Linda L.
1989 The Dialogics of Tribal
Self-Representation in Jordan, American Ethnologist,
v16 n1 p24(16)
Author's Abstract: COPYRIGHT 1989 American
Anthropological Association
Bedouin tribes have come to symbolize Jordan's national
identity. The symbolization of tribes and the tribalism
discourse of which it is a part have dialogically influenced
tribal self-presentations. In response to the denigration of
tribal culture by its critics and the appropriation of tribal
culture by the State as the keystone of Jordan's national
heritage, the tribes of Jordan are reconceiving and
reevaluating their culture. Two examples from the tribes of
the Jordan Valley--the changing meaning associated with
traditional Bedouin dresses and a local exhibition of tribal
culture--illustrate the dialogic process by which the tribes
of Jordan are constituting themselves in a changing world.
[Jordan, tribes, nationalism, representation, dialogism]
Nyerges, A. Endre
1982 Pastoralist, Flocks and Vegetation:
Processes of Co-adaptation,
Desertification and Development: Dryland Ecology in Social
Perspective. New York: Academic Press.
This chapter calls for a re-evaluation of the evolutionary
ecology model of pastoral development and environmental
degradation. Using regional comparisons with Africa and the
Middle East, the author cautions us against the common
assumptions of mismanagement of livestock and vegetation by
traditional pastoralists. Conservation by the experts is
mainly responsible for desertification. This is an excellent
article that supports need to have the Bedouin themselves
manage their own affairs.
Simms, Steven R.; Russell, Kenneth W.
1997 Bedouin Hand Harvesting of Wheat and
Barley: Implications for Early Cultivation in Southwestern
Asia, Current Anthropology, v38 n4 p696(7)
Abstract: Research was conducted on the
constraints placed upon wheat and barley foragers by different
factors among the Bedul Bedouin in Jordan. The efficiency of
hand harvesting was compared with harvesting utilizing early
sickles. The return rates for wild wheat, hand-tilled and
hand-harvested cultivated wheat were found to be similar.
Results indicated that harvesting cereals by hand is the
oldest and most enduring method throughout the Old World. It
is also suggested that there is no link between the appearance
of sickles in the archaeological record and the earliest
cereal cultivation.
Young, W. C.
2000 “The Bedouin”: Discursive Identity or
Sociological Category? A Case Study from Jordan. Journal of
Mediterranean Studies 9/2:275-99.
Abstract: In both common speech and scholarly works the term
‘Bedouin’ designates Arab societies that depend economically
on nomadic pastoralism. But scholars often assume that
‘Bedouin’ also have many non-economic (cultural, political,
and religious) characteristics in common. This paper questions
this assumption, arguing that the term does not identify a
coherent analytical category. It derives its meaning largely
from folk-ideological models of society, through which
competing groups make claims to historical significance and
rank. Data from Jordan show how the term is used discursively
to legitimize and contest social identity. If social
scientists wish to use ‘Bedouin’ for cross-cultural comparison
or analysis, they must first define it theoretically.
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