Anthropology › Section G · Economic anthropology › Topic G.4
Pastoralism
On dry plains, high mountains and Arctic tundra, where crops struggle, people have long made a living by moving herds of animals to grass and water. Pastoralism is a sophisticated way of turning marginal land into food, and its practitioners face some of the strongest pressures of the modern world.
In this topic
- From hunting to herding
- Living from live animals
- Nomadism and transhumance
- Herds as wealth
- Sharing risk
- Worked example: a herd as insurance
- The tragedy of the commons?
- Worked example: judging a policy claim
- Pastoralists today
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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