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Anthropologist and author, marjorie shostak, says that irven devore and richard lee, anthropologists from harvard university, first madecontact with nisas people in the dobe area of northwestern botswana in 1963. Kung tribe of huntergatherers from southern africas kalahari desert. One of online books that will be nice foryou is book entitled nisa. Think about these questions in relation to points that are made by schultz and lavenda in the textbook.
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Author shostak, marjorie, 19451996 subjects nisa biography. The story of her life, as revealed through her relationship with marjorie shostak, has vastly deepened our knowledge of womens experience in an african huntergatherer society. Summary the author presents the story of nisa, a woman who as a small child saved her newborn brother from infanticide, and who went on to survive. Kung woman by shostak, marjorieoctober 1, 1981 hardcover. This acclaimed book by marjorie shostak is available at in several formats for your ereader. Neither can intellectual histor y afford the luxur y of recording o nly the ideas tha t have enhanced human compr ehensio n. Marjorie shostak marjorie shostak writes about the difficult, yet comedic life of a. Pdf nisa the life and words of a kung woman download. Introduction earliest memories family life life in the bush discovering sex trial. Both nisa and shostak are unusual people, and their collaboration has resulted in an unparalleled account.
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