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The Dobe Ju/'hoansi / Richard B. Lee.
Penn Museum Library DT1058.K86 L44 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Richard B.
- Series:
- Case studies in cultural anthropology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- !Kung (African people).
- San (African people).
- Physical Description:
- xix, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore ; [Belmont, Calif.?] : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, [2003]
- Summary:
- This classic, bestselling study of the !Kung San, foragers of the Dobe area of the Kalahari Desert describes a people's reactions to the forces of modernization, detailing relatively recent changes to !Kung rituals, beliefs, social structure, marriage and kinship system. It documents their determination to take hold of their own destiny--despite exploitation of their habitat and relentless development--to assert their political rights and revitalize their communities. Use of the name Ju/'hoansi (meaning "real people") acknowledges their new sense of empowerment.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0155063332
- OCLC:
- 123281117
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