{"product_id":"tribes-of-the-great-rift-valley-9780810994119","title":"Tribes of the Great Rift Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eTribes of the Great Rift Valley is a celebration of the traditional peoples who occupy the lands of the Great Rift Valley  from the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Eritrea  across the Ethiopian highlands  and down to the great lakes and plains of Kenya  Tanzania  and Malawi. Here are the proud  majestic warriors of the Maasai and Samburu  the Mursi with their jutting lip-plates  the guinea-fowl-painted faces of the Karo  the bull jumpers of the Hamar  and the honey seekers of the forests  the Batwa  among many other tribes. These fascinating peoples of the Rift Valley are remarkably diverse  yet sadly  nearly all of these communities face extinction in the near future due to Western influence.  Elizabeth Gilberts glorious black-and-white photography accompanied by her thoughtful  engaging text  offers sweeping views of this magnificent and sometimes harsh landscape and its peoples. Thought-provoking and remarkable  Tribes of the Great Rift Valley is a time capsule  perhaps even the last record  of age-old traditions and a way of life that will almost certainly soon vanish from our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276044820533,"sku":"ByrdShop_0810994119","price":239.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780810994119.jpg?v=1780522431","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tribes-of-the-great-rift-valley-9780810994119","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}