Hunters among Farmers , livre ebook

288

pages

English

Ebooks

2023

Écrit par
Akira Takada , Lesego Sekwati

Publié par
University of Namibia Press

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288

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Ebook

2023

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Publié par

University of Namibia Press

Date de parution

29 août 2023

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9789991642680

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

76 Mo

Through moving life histories, Akira Takada gives the !Xun of north-central Namibia a voice in their own history. In contrast to other marginalised San minorities, the !Xun foster co-operative relationships with their neighbours, the Ovawambo and with the state. In the face of radical social changes over the past century, they have maintained traditional hunting and gathering as a backstop but also sold their skills and labour, acquired their own farms and livestock, and enriched their child-rearing practices in changing ecological conditions. Central to their identity and resilience are their kinship and naming practices which preserve their ethnic cohesion while promoting relationships with other groups. Contributing to an established literature on the San, Takada’s book will allow detailed regional comparison on the !Kung-speaking groups of northern Namibia. Charming sketches from his notebooks give an intimate view of the anthropologist in the field.

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