The chapters in this book cover the following topics: Archaeological Perspectives on East African Pastoralism; Pastoralism in Historic Perspective; Mobility and Land Use Among African Pastoralists: Old Conceptual Problems and New Interpretations; Labor, Livestock, and Land: The Organization of Pastoral Production; Diet, Nutrition, and Pastoral Strategy; Demographic Systems: Two East African Examples; Child Fostering Among Nomadic Turkana Pastoralists: Demographic and Health Consequences; Maidens and Milk Markets: The Sociology of Dairy Marketing in Southern Somalia; Rangeland Tenure and Pastoralism in Africa; Pastoralist Decision making: A Behavioral Ecological Perspective; and Future Directions in Pastoral Society and Research.