- 288 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Through moving life histories, Akira Takada gives the !Xun of
north-central Namibia a voice in their own history. In contrast to other
marginalised San minorities, the !Xun foster co-operative relationships
with their neighbours, the Ovawambo and with the state. In the face of
radical social changes over the past century, they have maintained
traditional hunting and gathering as a backstop but also sold their
skills and labour, acquired their own farms and livestock, and enriched
their child-rearing practices in changing ecological conditions. Central
to their identity and resilience are their kinship and naming practices
which preserve their ethnic cohesion while promoting relationships with
other groups. Contributing to an established literature on the San,
Takada's book will allow detailed regional comparison on the
!Kung-speaking groups of northern Namibia. Charming sketches from his
notebooks give an intimate view of the anthropologist in the field.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Hendelina Mhèe Hamukanda, Cover Artist
- Contents
- Figures, Plates, Tables and Cases
- Abbreviations
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Notes on Orthography
- 1. An Egalitarian Society
- 2. Pushed to the Margins
- 3. Telling Their Stories
- 4. Of Growing Up in Ekoka
- 5. And Remaining !Xun
- Appendix 1. Kinship and Naming Terminology among the !Xun
- References
- Glossary
- Index
- Back cover