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Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman

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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
Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
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
Isbn
9781632865724
Instance
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
Creator
Author
Subject
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
  • 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
  • San (African people)
  • South Africa
  • South Africa
Label
Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman
Instantiates
Publication
Bar code
  • 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
Label
Affluence without abundance : the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman
Publication
Bar code
  • 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

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