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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Page 65
... young children to feed , this cre- ates a burden on the working adults . One or more of the young families may be en- couraged to hive off and join other camps where the dependency ratios are more favorable . Similarly , a group with ...
... young children to feed , this cre- ates a burden on the working adults . One or more of the young families may be en- couraged to hive off and join other camps where the dependency ratios are more favorable . Similarly , a group with ...
Page 82
... young to leave her par- ents , therefore the husband had to " move in " with his in - laws . By the 1960s and 1970s , the age of marriage had increased somewhat . Marriage of the very young had ceased altogether the youngest age of ...
... young to leave her par- ents , therefore the husband had to " move in " with his in - laws . By the 1960s and 1970s , the age of marriage had increased somewhat . Marriage of the very young had ceased altogether the youngest age of ...
Page 88
... young , at age 10 , 9 , or even younger . A clue is given when we note that the area where the girls were married youngest ― Nyae Nyae was also an area that had a high incidence of blood feuds ( see Lee , 1979 : 387 ) . Informants ...
... young , at age 10 , 9 , or even younger . A clue is given when we note that the area where the girls were married youngest ― Nyae Nyae was also an area that had a high incidence of blood feuds ( see Lee , 1979 : 387 ) . Informants ...
Contents
The Juhoansi | 1 |
The People of the Dobe Area | 8 |
Environment and Settlement | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Africa animal anthropology arrows asked Basarwa behavior Biesele Blacks Botswana brother bush Bushmen called cattle Chapter conflict culture Debe development anthropology diet Dobe area Dobe Ju/'hoansi ecology fight film foraging gangwasi Gausha Ghanzi girls goats Goshe headman healers healing dance herd Herero hunter hunter-gatherers hunting and gathering husband huts Hwan hxaro joking Ju/'hoan Ju/'hoansi Kalahari Kalahari Desert Kangwa kaross Kasupe kill kin terms kinship Kumsa kun!a Kung San land living Lorna Marshall Marjorie Shostak marriage married Maun meat mongongo mother N!ai N!eishi n!ore name relationship Namibia nuts Nyae Nyae area older parents percent relatives season Setswana sexual siblings sister social social anthropology society South African spear species spouses steenbok SWAPO swara Tjum!kui Toma Tontah trance truck Tswana village waterhole Wiessner wife Wilmsen woman women Xashe Yellen young