Contents: 1. The Atmaan Amar'ar and their country -- 2. From the Red Sea to the Nile Valley: An historical background to the Beja's resource situation -- 3. Territory, resource controi and solidarity among the Atmaan -- 4. The responsible man -- 5. Gender roles, marriage and brother-sister relations -- 6. Getting grain -- 7. Family herds -- 8. The dwindIing resource base