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Bridewealth, cattle gifts, and kinship exchange among the Nuer, 1880–1970

Bridewealth, cattle gifts, and kinship exchange among the Nuer, 1880–1970

  1. Mahdist rule reshapes the Upper Nile region

    Labels: Mahdist state, Upper Nile, Nuer

  2. Rinderpest epizootic devastates cattle economies

    Labels: Rinderpest, Cattle economies, Nuer

  3. Battle of Omdurman signals Mahdist defeat

    Labels: Battle of, Anglo-Egyptian forces, Mahdist state

  4. Anglo-Egyptian Condominium established in Sudan

    Labels: Anglo-Egyptian Condominium, British administration, Sudan

  5. Final defeat of Mahdist forces at Umm Diwaykarat

    Labels: Umm Diwaykarat, Anglo-Egyptian forces, Mahdist defeat

  6. Evans-Pritchard begins Nuer fieldwork expeditions

    Labels: E E, Nuer fieldwork, British government

  7. Publication of Evans-Pritchard’s The Nuer

    Labels: The Nuer, E E, Ethnography

  8. Evans-Pritchard details bridewealth distribution rules

    Labels: Nuer Bridewealth, Evans-Pritchard, Bridewealth rules

  9. Kinship and Marriage among the Nuer published

    Labels: Kinship and, Evans-Pritchard, Nuer

  10. Torit mutiny sparks a new cycle of southern conflict

    Labels: Torit mutiny, Southern Sudan, Soldiers

  11. First Sudanese Civil War disrupts southern societies

    Labels: First Sudanese, Southern Sudan, Civilians

  12. Sudan becomes independent from Britain and Egypt

    Labels: Sudan independence, Anglo-Egyptian end, Khartoum

  13. Anyanya rebellion organizes armed resistance in the south

    Labels: Anyanya rebellion, Southern insurgency, Guerrillas

  14. Addis Ababa Agreement ends war and reshapes exchange conditions

    Labels: Addis Ababa, Southern autonomy, Ceasefire