Hunter & Habitat In The Central Kalahari Desert
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — paperback cover with yellowing and wear. Page Condition: Yellowed, some tanning likely throughout. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact but showing age-related wear. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in anthropology and human ecology, Hunter & Habitat in the Central Kalahari Desert presents a meticulous study of the G/wi Bushmen of Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve. George B. Silberbauer, who spent years as a government officer and researcher among the G/wi, details the intricate relationship between this hunter-gatherer society and their harsh desert environment. The work chronicles the G/wi's social organisation, subsistence strategies, seasonal movements, and the sophisticated ecological knowledge that enabled their survival in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes. Written with academic rigour yet remaining accessible, it argues that the G/wi's way of life represents a finely tuned adaptation to environmental constraints, offering profound insights into human resilience and the deep interdependence between a people and their land.
Author: George B. Silberbauer
Format: Paperback
Published: 1981, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — paperback cover with yellowing and wear. Page Condition: Yellowed, some tanning likely throughout. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact but showing age-related wear. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in anthropology and human ecology, Hunter & Habitat in the Central Kalahari Desert presents a meticulous study of the G/wi Bushmen of Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve. George B. Silberbauer, who spent years as a government officer and researcher among the G/wi, details the intricate relationship between this hunter-gatherer society and their harsh desert environment. The work chronicles the G/wi's social organisation, subsistence strategies, seasonal movements, and the sophisticated ecological knowledge that enabled their survival in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes. Written with academic rigour yet remaining accessible, it argues that the G/wi's way of life represents a finely tuned adaptation to environmental constraints, offering profound insights into human resilience and the deep interdependence between a people and their land.