The Resource Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman
Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman
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The item Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
- Summary
- "A vibrant portrait of the "original affluent society"--the Bushmen of southern Africa--by the anthropologist who has spent much of the last twenty-five years documenting their encounter with modernity. If the success of a civilization is measured by its endurance over time, then the Bushmen of the Kalahari are by far the most successful in human history. A hunting and gathering people who made a good living by working only as much as needed to exist in harmony with their hostile desert environment, the Bushmen have lived in southern Africa since the evolution of our species nearly two hundred thousand years ago. In Affluence Without Abundance, anthropologist James Suzman vividly brings to life a proud and private people, introducing unforgettable members of their tribe, and telling the story of the collision between the modern global economy and the oldest hunting and gathering society on earth. In rendering an intimate picture of a people coping with radical change, it asks profound questions about how we now think about matters such as work, wealth, equality, contentment, and even time. Not since Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's The Harmless People in 1959 has anyone provided a more intimate or insightful account of the Bushmen or of what we might learn about ourselves from our shared history as hunter-gatherers."--Jacket flap
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Part one: Old times
- The rewards of hard work
- The mother hill
- A beachside brawl
- The settlers
- Living in the moment
- Tsumkwe Road
- Part two: The provident environment
- the hollow tree
- Strong food
- An elephant hunt
- Pinnacle Point
- A gift from God
- Hunting and empathy
- Insulting the meat
- Part three: New times
- When lions become dangerous
- Fear and farming
- Cattle country
- Crazy gods
- The promised land
- Isbn
- 9781632865724
- Label
- Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen
- Title
- Affluence without abundance
- Title remainder
- the disappearing world of the bushmen
- Statement of responsibility
- James Suzman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A vibrant portrait of the "original affluent society"--the Bushmen of southern Africa--by the anthropologist who has spent much of the last twenty-five years documenting their encounter with modernity. If the success of a civilization is measured by its endurance over time, then the Bushmen of the Kalahari are by far the most successful in human history. A hunting and gathering people who made a good living by working only as much as needed to exist in harmony with their hostile desert environment, the Bushmen have lived in southern Africa since the evolution of our species nearly two hundred thousand years ago. In Affluence Without Abundance, anthropologist James Suzman vividly brings to life a proud and private people, introducing unforgettable members of their tribe, and telling the story of the collision between the modern global economy and the oldest hunting and gathering society on earth. In rendering an intimate picture of a people coping with radical change, it asks profound questions about how we now think about matters such as work, wealth, equality, contentment, and even time. Not since Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's The Harmless People in 1959 has anyone provided a more intimate or insightful account of the Bushmen or of what we might learn about ourselves from our shared history as hunter-gatherers."--Jacket flap
- Cataloging source
- BDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Suzman, James
- Dewey number
- 968.004961
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DT764.B8
- LC item number
- S89 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- San (African people)
- South Africa
- South Africa
- Label
- Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman
- Bar code
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- 31223118457358
- 31223122296586
- 31223118456442
- 31223122296578
- 31223118457432
- 31223118457440
- 31223118457457
- 31223118457465
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one: Old times -- The rewards of hard work -- The mother hill -- A beachside brawl -- The settlers -- Living in the moment -- Tsumkwe Road -- Part two: The provident environment -- the hollow tree -- Strong food -- An elephant hunt -- Pinnacle Point -- A gift from God -- Hunting and empathy -- Insulting the meat -- Part three: New times -- When lions become dangerous -- Fear and farming -- Cattle country -- Crazy gods -- The promised land
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781632865724
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)960238836
- Label
- Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman
- Bar code
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- 31223118457358
- 31223122296586
- 31223118456442
- 31223122296578
- 31223118457432
- 31223118457440
- 31223118457457
- 31223118457465
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one: Old times -- The rewards of hard work -- The mother hill -- A beachside brawl -- The settlers -- Living in the moment -- Tsumkwe Road -- Part two: The provident environment -- the hollow tree -- Strong food -- An elephant hunt -- Pinnacle Point -- A gift from God -- Hunting and empathy -- Insulting the meat -- Part three: New times -- When lions become dangerous -- Fear and farming -- Cattle country -- Crazy gods -- The promised land
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781632865724
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)960238836
Library Locations
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