Compare and contrast the life of the wealthy pastoralist with that of the poor pastoralists in the Africa
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1. All pastoralists in Africa were not affected in the similar way by the new laws of the colonial period. Wealthy pastoralists were appointed as chiefs by the Britishers.
2.The wealthy pastoralists accumulated wealth and had a regular income to buy goods, animals, land. They even gave loans to the poor neighbours to pay tax.Some lived in towns and got involved in trade as well. they even managed to escape wars and drought.
3. The life of poor pastoralists were different. Their life depended only on livestock. They had scarcity of resources and could not face the hardships.In times of war and famine they lost everything. They hsd to give up their pastoral lives and moved to towns and work as labourers. Some even did odd jobs.
4.Some poor pastoralists got regular jobs in construction sites.
1. All pastoralists in Africa were not affected in the similar way by the new laws of the colonial period. Wealthy pastoralists were appointed as chiefs by the Britishers.
2.The wealthy pastoralists accumulated wealth and had a regular income to buy goods, animals, land. They even gave loans to the poor neighbours to pay tax.Some lived in towns and got involved in trade as well. they even managed to escape wars and drought.
3. The life of poor pastoralists were different. Their life depended only on livestock. They had scarcity of resources and could not face the hardships.In times of war and famine they lost everything. They hsd to give up their pastoral lives and moved to towns and work as labourers. Some even did odd jobs.
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