
Transhumance: An Ancient Practice at Risk
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Trans-Humans in the Uplands
Eugene Costello grew up on a cattle farm in Ireland, yet he didn't come across the concept of trans-humans until he was an undergraduate student. He read more and discovered a whole new take on the economy of the past. The practices people had in uplands fit into the growth of capitalist markets. But historians have kind of seen these rural areas as marginal places which simply danced to the tune of cities.
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