Nisa: The Life and Words of a Kung Woman by Marjorie Shostak, Marjorie Shostak (Photographer)

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Textbook (Paperback - New Edition)

  • 384pp
  • Sales Rank: 35,047

Textbook Information

  • ISBN-13: 9780674004320
  • Edition Description: New Edition
  • Edition Number: 1
  • Pub. Date: November 2000
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press

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  • Pub. Date: November 2000
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Format: Textbook Paperback, 384pp
  • Sales Rank: 35,047

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This classic paperback is available once again--and exclusively--from Harvard University Press.

This book 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 Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa's collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.

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Biography

Marjorie Shostak was a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at Emory University and an award-winning photographer.

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Nisa: The Life and Words of a Kung Womanby Anonymous

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April 29, 2002: The !Kung makes you appriciate everything in your life. It made me realize that I am so blessed to have everything; food on the table, music to listen to. !Kung is an interesting look at the life and culture of someone half way around the world; it made me open my eyes to the reality that some people are not as fortunate and some ideas are not the same.

Nisa: The Life and Words of a Kung Womanby Anonymous

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April 13, 2002: This book will help one appreciate what one has. I couldn't put the book down. This book was required for a cultural anthropology class, I am glad the professor chose this book, Nisa is neat. The life of the !Kung is one that I could never have imagined ever existed.


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