Nisa, the life and words of a!Kung woman / Marjorie Shostak.
| Author/creator | Shostak, Marjorie |
| Other author | Nisa. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000. |
| Description | 1 online resource (365 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Earliest memories -- Family life -- Life in the bush -- Discovering sex -- Trial marriages -- Marriage -- Wives and co-wives -- First birth -- Motherhood and loss -- Change -- Women and men -- Taking lovers -- A healing ritual -- Further losses -- Growing older -- Epilogue -- Glossary. |
| Summary | This classic paperback is available once again--and exclusively--from Harvard University Press. 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Shostak, Marjorie, 1945- Nisa, the life and words of a!Kung woman. 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000 0674004329 9780674004320 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780674043596 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0674043596 (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | 00011705 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |