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Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Topic
Women, African Americans
ISBN
9780674004320
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Nisa : the Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
Item Height
1.1in
Author
Marjorie Shostak
Item Length
9.1in
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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This classic paperback is available once again--and exclusively--from Harvard University Press. This book 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 Marjorie Shostak , a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa's collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674004329
ISBN-13
9780674004320
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1716543

Product Key Features

Author
Marjorie Shostak
Publication Name
Nisa : the Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
16 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Dt797
Reviews
Both Nisa and Shostak are unusual people, and their collaboration has resulted in an unparalleled account of !Kung life from a personal rather than social or ecological perspective. Even more important, their work results in a revelation of the universality of women's experiences and feelings despite vast differences in culture and society. Nisa helps us know what it means to be !Kung, to be a woman, and finally, to be human., When I reread Nisa , as I have done regularly in teaching over the years, I experience its originality, poignancy, and excitement afresh each time. Few books that were so influential in changing the look and feel of ethnography for entire generations of anthropologists have held up so well. It is a classic, with currency and continuing possibility.
Table of Content
Introduction 1. Earliest Memories 2. Family Life 3. Life in the Bush 4. Discovering Sex 5. Trial Marriages 6. Marriage 7. Wives and Co-Wives 8. First Birth 9. Motherhood and Loss 10. Change 11. Women and Men 12. Taking Lovers 13. A Healing Ritual 14. Further Losses 15. Growing Older Epilogue Notes Glossary Acknowledgments Index
Copyright Date
1981
Topic
Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Women's Studies, Anthropology / General
Lccn
81-004210
Dewey Decimal
968.1/103/0924
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

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  • by punky735
    Sep 07, 2010

    Excellent seller, item as described, shipped fast. :)

    I bought the book from this seller because it was the most resonable priced one, even considering the cost of a used book from the Bookstore with shipping and handling charges added on.

  • by fxull6tprpm@deleted
    Jun 08, 2006

    Other People's Worlds

    I had to read the book for my Anthropology class and it gave a great background of the !Kung San people and their culture. It helped me to understand the role of women and in the foraging society.

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