| Villagers of the Sierra de Gredos: Transhumant Cattle-Raisers in Central Spain Contributor(s): Kavanagh, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0854963200 ISBN-13: 9780854963201 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - History | Ancient - General - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 946.300 |
| LCCN: 92032093 |
| Series: Mediterranea Series |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.62" W x 8.8" (0.6 lbs) 174 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |