Freire, Francisco <br/><br/>
Saharan migrant camel herders :  Znaga social status and the global age / 
Francisco Freire 
 - p. 425-446 
<br/><br/>Bibliogr. p. 442-446 
<br/><br/> In the late  th century,  Mauritanian shepherds travelled to the United Arab  Emirates  in  order  to  tend  the  herds  of  some  of  that  country ' s  most prominent  leaders.  These  low-tech  subjects  of  global  migration fl ows  were particularly  valued  and  sought  after  by  their  Emirati  employers  for  their expertise  in  raising  camels.  I  analyse  the  forms  and  consequences  of  this migration, focusing on the reintegration of these shepherds into Mauritanian strati fi ed tribal spheres following their return to the Sahara. The possibility of a change  in their  social status (after a fi nancially rewarding  experience in the Gulf) will be a central theme of this article. This issue arises from the pervasive designation  of  these  shepherds  as  a ' tributary ' ( zna  ̄ ga )  group,  through  the application  of  the  tripartite  social  model  that, to  a  large  extent,  still  de fi nes Mauritania ' s arabophone population 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>TRIBU<br/>ELEVAGE<br/>CHAMEAU<br/>CLASSE SOCIALE<br/>EMIGRATION
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>MAURITANIE
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.509661