The Dobe Ju/'hoansi, Volume 10This 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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... FIGHT ABOUT ADULTERY Nisa was a beautiful married woman in her early twenties with a reputation for jealousy ... fight between Nisa and Kwoba was typical of the dozens of minor and major fights we witnessed or recorded in interviews ...
... FIGHT ABOUT ADULTERY Nisa was a beautiful married woman in her early twenties with a reputation for jealousy ... fight between Nisa and Kwoba was typical of the dozens of minor and major fights we witnessed or recorded in interviews ...
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... fight about ? And given the lack of governmental structures , when fights do break out , what prevents them from escalating out of control ? We will try to answer these questions in the remainder of this chapter . Four years before my ...
... fight about ? And given the lack of governmental structures , when fights do break out , what prevents them from escalating out of control ? We will try to answer these questions in the remainder of this chapter . Four years before my ...
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... fights . We have seen partisans joking with each other when only a few minutes before they were grappling . The joking ... fight . Get me my arrows . " crops up in several accounts of fights . If this level is reached , the situation is ...
... fights . We have seen partisans joking with each other when only a few minutes before they were grappling . The joking ... fight . Get me my arrows . " crops up in several accounts of fights . If this level is reached , the situation is ...
Contents
The Juhoansi | 1 |
The People of the Dobe Area | 8 |
Environment and Settlement | 23 |
Copyright | |
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