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Camels: Prehistory to 1400: Africa

By: Cy Ashley Webb
In: Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Andrea L. Stanton, Edward Ramsamy, Peter J. Seybolt & Carolyn M. Elliott
Subject:Sociology of Culture, Area Studies (general), Social & Cultural Anthropology
Keywords:animals; caravans; Egypt; Middle East; Northern Africa; trade war; water

The unique physiology of the camel enables it to thrive in the hot, dry deserts of the Middle East and northern Africa. Valuable as a source of food and milk, as well as a draft animal and a fast-riding steed in war, ...

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  Webb, C. (2012). Camels: prehistory to 1400: africa. In A. L. StantonE. Ramsamy, & P. J. Seybolt (Eds.), Cultural sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. II20-II14). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218458.n202
  
  Webb, Cy Ashley. "Camels: Prehistory to 1400: Africa." In Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An Encyclopedia, edited by Stanton, Andrea L., Edward Ramsamy, and Peter J. Seybolt, II20-II14. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218458.n202.
  
  Webb, C. 2012. Camels: Prehistory to 1400: Africa. In: Andrea L. Stanton, Edward Ramsamy and Peter J. Seybolt Editors, 2012. Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. II20-II14 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218458.n202> [Accessed 23 Jun 2021].
  
  Webb, Cy Ashley. "Camels: Prehistory to 1400: Africa." Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Andrea L. StantonEdward Ramsamy and Peter J. Seybolt. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. II20-II14. SAGE Knowledge. 23 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218458.n202.
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