ANT 220
STUDY GUIDE FOR CHAPTER ELEVEN, "FROM LOCAL 'TRIBE' TO TRANSNATIONAL ARAB"

This chapter discusses the construction of a broad transnational identity by a group of pastoralists in Sudan.
These Bedouin have become increasingly aware of their historical and cultural links to other Bedouin in several
countries, and are trying to use these ties  in ways that are politically and economically beneficial. Important
points include: the ways in which their economy has changed, the importance of warfare in Eritrea and Sudan,
and the reasons for their acceptance as kin by the Bani Rashid in Saudi Arabia.

Important terms include:

diaspora
Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
transnational
pan-tribal ideology
recognition as an "official" ethnic group
hutaym