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Once Nomads Settle

Assessing the Process, Motives, and Welfare Changes of Settlements on Mount Marsabit

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As Pastoralists Settle

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    Wario R. Adano M.Sc. & Karen Witsenburg M.Sc.

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Adano, W.R., Witsenburg, K. (2005). Once Nomads Settle. In: Fratkin, E., Roth, E.A. (eds) As Pastoralists Settle. Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48595-8_6

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