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The Zaghawa Aptitude for Commerce

Abdullahi Osman El-Tom

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Description:Until a few decades ago, the Zaghawa were nomads, living with camels and other desert animals. Like many pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa, the Zaghawa lost their wealth to drought coupled by catastrophic political instability. However, and unlike their neighbours who suffered the same disasters, the Zaghawa persevered and prospered. As the book eloquently shows, they have succeeded in adapting the very cultural strategies evolved for nomadic life to an urban setting. The result is spectacular. The Zaghawa are now famous for dominating corner shops, open markets and border trade, in addition to securing substantial stakes in pharmacies, currency exchange outlets, big companies and banks. They have indeed joined the elite commercial “tribes” of Africa like the Bamiléké of Cameroon, the Ibo of Nigeria, the Susu in Guinea, the Ewe in Togo, the Baganda in Uganda and, of course the Jallaba of Sudan.This book is organised around the life of a single Zaghawa trader - Bushara Suleiman - an approach that allows the reader to relive Zaghawa culture and explore the very specificities behind their commercial spirit. Its methodology is well grounded in anthropological research and hence the publication is also informative and rich in ethnographic details.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Zaghawa Aptitude for Commerce. To get started finding The Zaghawa Aptitude for Commerce, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 205

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Red Sea Press

Release: 2014

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Description: Until a few decades ago, the Zaghawa were nomads, living with camels and other desert animals. Like many pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa, the Zaghawa lost their wealth to drought coupled by catastrophic political instability. However, and unlike their neighbours who suffered the same disasters, the Zaghawa persevered and prospered. As the book eloquently shows, they have succeeded in adapting the very cultural strategies evolved for nomadic life to an urban setting. The result is spectacular. The Zaghawa are now famous for dominating corner shops, open markets and border trade, in addition to securing substantial stakes in pharmacies, currency exchange outlets, big companies and banks. They have indeed joined the elite commercial “tribes” of Africa like the Bamiléké of Cameroon, the Ibo of Nigeria, the Susu in Guinea, the Ewe in Togo, the Baganda in Uganda and, of course the Jallaba of Sudan.This book is organised around the life of a single Zaghawa trader - Bushara Suleiman - an approach that allows the reader to relive Zaghawa culture and explore the very specificities behind their commercial spirit. Its methodology is well grounded in anthropological research and hence the publication is also informative and rich in ethnographic details.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Zaghawa Aptitude for Commerce. To get started finding The Zaghawa Aptitude for Commerce, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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