Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Foreword xv
5. Note on Orthography xix
6. Introduction 3
7. I Ecology and Social Change
8. 1 The Dobe-/Du/da Environment 27
9. 2 Settlement Patterns of the !Kung: 47
10. 3 !Kung Spatial Organization: 73
11. 4 Subsistence Ecology of Central Kalahari San 98
12. 5 From Hunters to Squatters: 120
13. Further Studies to Part I 134
14. II Population and Health
15. 6 The Population of the Dobe Area !Kung 137
16. 7 Regional Variation in !Kung Populations 152
17. 8 Medical Research among the !Kung 166
18. Further Studies to Part II 195
19. III Childhood
20. 9 Social and Economic Constraints on Child Life among the !Kung 199
21. 10 Maternal Care, Infant Behavior and Development among the !Kung 218
22. 11 A !Kung Woman's Memories of Childhood 246
23. Further Studies to Part III 278
24. IV Behavior and Belief
25. 12 Education for Transcendence: 281
26. 13 Aspects of !Kung Folklore 302
27. 14 !Kung Knowledge of Animal Behavior 325
28. 15 Sharing, Talking, and Giving: 349
29. Further Studies to Part IV 372
30. Contributors 375
31. Bibliography 377
32. Notes 395
33. Index 403