Nisa : : The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman /

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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 t...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021]
©1981
Year of Publication:2021
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Nisa : The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman / Marjorie Shostak.
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2021]
©1981
1 online resource (384 p.)
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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
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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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Apr 2021)
!Kung (African people) Biography.
!Kung (African people) Social life and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. bisacsh
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 9783110442212
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Nisa : The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman /
Frontmatter --
Contents --
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
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title_alt Frontmatter --
Contents --
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
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
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
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