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Indlæser... Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmenaf James Suzman
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This thought-provoking book takes a close look at the "Bushman" population living in present-day Namibia and draws wider conclusions about humanity. Ideas from John Maynard Keynes, as well as research from earlier anthropologists in the field, are all considered, as is Mr. Suzman's considerable experience in studying this native group. A couple of parts dragged a bit, but I appreciated his willingness to step back and draw broader conclusions from his studies. Definitely worth a read if you have an interest in evolutionary psychology or native peoples. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"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. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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An idea of the scope of this book can be obtained from the headings of the bibliography: Keynes's Utopia and the Original Affluent Society; Anthropological Literature on the Bushmen; The Ju/'hoansi; Popular Books on Bushmen; Representing Themselves: San Writers; History, Archaeology and the 'Great Kalahari Debate'; Rock Art; Human Origins and Genetics; The Neolithic Revolution; Exchange and Sharing; Current Issues; Kalahari Geology, Ecology and Geography; Namibian History; Film and Photography.