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Nisa
The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
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Marjorie Shostak
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English
Published/Copyright:
1981
About this book
This 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 an anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa's collaboration, in breaking through the barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.
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When I reread Nisa, as I have done regularly in teaching over the years, I experience its originality, poignancy, and excitement afresh each time. Few books that were so influential in changing the look and feel of ethnography for entire generations of anthropologists have held up so well. It is a classic, with currency and continuing possibility.
-- George Marcus, Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
-- George Marcus, Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
[A] scrupulous, sad, exciting book.
-- New York Times
-- New York Times
We have a remarkable anthropologist to thank for an absorbing account.
-- New York Review of Books
-- New York Review of Books
Both Nisa and Shostak are unusual people, and their collaboration has resulted in an unparalleled account of !Kung life from a personal rather than social or ecological perspective. Even more important, their work results in a revelation of the universality of women's experiences and feelings despite vast differences in culture and society. Nisa helps us know what it means to be !Kung, to be a woman, and finally, to be human.
-- Choice
-- Choice
Nisa is a humbling and inspiring book.
-- Tim Jeal Wall Street Journal
-- Tim Jeal Wall Street Journal
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eBook published on:
November 14, 2000
eBook ISBN:
9780674043596
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
384
eBook ISBN:
9780674043596
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Professional and scholarly;
