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It beats starvation. The Nuer had three modes in this order of preference: 1. Cattle grazing when all was good (migration = transhumant) 2. Fishing when possi
by robwwilliams 3y ago
It beats starvation. The Nuer had three modes in this order of preference:
1. Cattle grazing when all was good (migration = transhumant)
2. Fishing when possible, but more work and hard to synch with migrations of cattle
3. Farming only when really necessary
See: E. E. Evans-Pritchard classics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nuer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nuer