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Camels in Asia and North Africa - complete volume -

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Preliminaries

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Contents and Index of Pictures

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The Camel at the Crossroads of Multiple Perspectives: Introduction to an Interdisciplinary Encounter

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Genetic Traces of Domestication in Old World Camelids

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The Encounter between Bactrian and Dromedary Camels in Central Asia

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Embryonic Hump Development and Ancestry in Old World Camels

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The Conservation Status and Management of Wild Camels in Mongolia

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The Status of the Wild Camel in China

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Working in a Freezer: Capturing and Collaring Wild Bactrian Camels

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Hybridization: A Threat to the Genetic Distinctiveness of the Last Wild Old World Camel Species

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Ancient DNA Reveals Domestication Process: The Case of the Two-Humped Camel

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The Tears of the Camel: Reflections on Depictions and Descriptions of the Camel in Mongolian Culture

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The Camel and its Symbolism in the Daily Life of the Mongols with Particular Reference to their Folk Songs

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Archeozoology of Camels in South-Eastern Arabia

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Riding Camels in Arabia: Outline of a Revised Cultural History

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Caravans from South Arabia: Roads and Organization

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Camels in Star Mythology and in Everyday Rural Life: Ethnographic Observations in South-West Arabia’s Tihāma Lowlands

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What Camels Eat: A Study in Arabic Ethnobotany

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The Economic Significance and Traditional Management of Dromedaries in Syria

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The Socio-Economic Perspective of Camels in Pakistan

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Camel Trekking in Jordan: Between Oriental Perception and Authentic Tourist Expectation

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Camel Urine and Milk in the Arab Heritage (Folk Medicine): A Review

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The Saharan Dromedary as a Sign: The Prominence of Dromedaries among the Nomadic Imuhar Society in the Algerian Desert

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The Traditional Management of the One-Humped Camel in the Horn of Africa: Milking, Fostering and Weaning Techniques

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The Informal Camel Milk Marketing Sector in Kenya and Somalia

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Extending the Shelf Life of Camel Milk

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Bringing Camels into Focus: A Photo-Essay on Dromedaries in the Nigeria- Niger Corridor

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Afterword: Camels and Deserts

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Notes on Contributors

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Index

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PICTURES

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