Nisa
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Nisa

The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Nisa

The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. 1 Earliest Memories
  4. 2 Family Life
  5. 3 Life in the Bush
  6. 4 Discovering Sex
  7. 5 Trial Marriages
  8. 6 Marriage
  9. 7 Wives and Co-Wives
  10. 8 First Birth
  11. 9 Motherhood and Loss
  12. 10 Change
  13. 11 Women and Men
  14. 12 Taking Lovers
  15. 13 A Healing Ritual
  16. 14 Further Losses
  17. 15 Growing Older
  18. Epilogue
  19. Notes
  20. Glossary
  21. Acknowledgments