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The Dobe Ju/'hoansi

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Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1993 - Social Science - 207 pages
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.

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One of my course texts for my Anthropology module- I enjoyed reading about the !Kung and Ju. Book was easy to understand and towards the back raised some questions and led me to some answers to a few ... Read full review

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Contents

The Juhoansi
1
The People of the Dobe Area
9
Environment and Settlement
23
Copyright

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The Dobe Ju/'hoansi
The Dobe Ju/'hoansi
Richard B. Lee
Snippet view - 2003
The Dobe Ju/'Hoansi
The Dobe Ju/'Hoansi
Richard B. Lee,Jenny Lee
No preview available - 2012
The Dobe Ju
The Dobe Ju
Professor Richard Lee,Richard B. Lee
No preview available - 2012

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About the author (1993)

Richard B. Lee is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, author of The !Kung San (1979) and The Dobe Ju'hoansi (second edition, 1993), and co-editor, with Irven Devore, of Man and Hunter (1968) and Kalahari Hunter-Gatherers (1976), and, with Eleanor Leacok, of Politics and History in Band Societies (1982).

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TitleThe Dobe Ju/'hoansi
Case studies in cultural anthropology
AuthorRichard B. Lee
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherHarcourt Brace College Publishers, 1993
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized8 Jan 2010
Length207 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Kung (African people)
San (African people)
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural
Social Science / Anthropology / General
  
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