Author: SHOSTAK, MARJORIE
Title: Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
Description: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2000.. 365 p. , full-page b/w photos, glossary, index SOFTCOVER: (Orig. paperback VERY GOOD) ¶ This is the story of the life of Nisa, a member of the! Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africa's Kalahari desert. Told in her own words-earthy, emotional, vivid-to an anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa's collaboration, in breaking through the barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.

Keywords: Africa kalahari History Ehnography Anthropology hunter-gatherer women photography


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