Many paths to walk. The political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.)

Many paths to walk. The political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.)

The colonial image of endemic political and economic antagonism between nomadic and sedentary groups in the context of Roman North Africa should be discarded. Likewise, the rigid adherence to symbiosis and cooperation in more recent studies is based on a rather one-sided reading of anthropological l...

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Main Author: Wouter Vanacker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 2014-08-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4888
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spelling doaj-5c33c5ef22af443ebd06ac52dc9258ce2020-11-24T22:13:47ZengGents Afrika Platform, Afrika BrugAfrika Focus0772-084X0772-084X2014-08-0127210.21825/af.v27i2.48884888Many paths to walk. The political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.)Wouter Vanacker0Department of History, Ghent UniversityThe colonial image of endemic political and economic antagonism between nomadic and sedentary groups in the context of Roman North Africa should be discarded. Likewise, the rigid adherence to symbiosis and cooperation in more recent studies is based on a rather one-sided reading of anthropological literature. For the analysis of literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources, supported by insights derived from anthropology, shows that political and economic integration trajectories of nomads were much more complex, diverse, and dynamic. Key words: Nomads, integration and insurgence, North Africa, Roman imperialism, coexistence patterns, trans-Saharan trade, clio-anthropologyhttps://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4888
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title Many paths to walk. The political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.)
title_short Many paths to walk. The political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.)
title_full Many paths to walk. The political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.)
title_fullStr Many paths to walk. The political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.)
title_full_unstemmed Many paths to walk. The political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.)
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description The colonial image of endemic political and economic antagonism between nomadic and sedentary groups in the context of Roman North Africa should be discarded. Likewise, the rigid adherence to symbiosis and cooperation in more recent studies is based on a rather one-sided reading of anthropological literature. For the analysis of literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources, supported by insights derived from anthropology, shows that political and economic integration trajectories of nomads were much more complex, diverse, and dynamic. Key words: Nomads, integration and insurgence, North Africa, Roman imperialism, coexistence patterns, trans-Saharan trade, clio-anthropology
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