| Description |
xxv, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 85 |
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Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 85
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- A note on orthography -- Part I. The Khoisan Peoples: 1. Introduction -- 2. Ethnic classification, origins, and history of the Khoisan peoples -- Part II. A Survey of Khoisan Ethnography: 3. The !Kung -- 4. The !Xo and Eastern Hoa -- 5. The southern Bushmen -- 6. The G/wi and G//ana of the central Kalahari -- 7. The eastern and northern Khoe Bushmen -- 8. The Nharo -- 9. The Cape Khoekhoe and Korana -- 10. The Nama and others -- 11. The Damara and Hai//om -- Part III. Comparisons and Transformations: 12. Settlement and territoriality among the desert-dwelling Bushmen -- 13. Politics and exchange in Khoisan society -- 14. Aspects of Khoisan religious ideology -- 15. Bushman kinship: correspondences and differences;16. Khoe kinship: underlying structures and transformations -- 17. Conclusions -- References -- Index |
| Analysis |
Ethnic groups |
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Southern Africa |
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Ethnic groups |
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Southern Africa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-336) and index |
| Notes |
Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology no:85 |
| Subject |
Khoikhoi (African people)
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Khoisan (African people)
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San (African people)
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| LC no. |
91017705 |
| ISBN |
0521411882 (hardback) |
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0521428653 (paperback) |
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