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UNINA9911096853003321 |
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Autore |
Howell Nancy |
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Titolo |
Life histories of the Dobe !Kung : food, fatness, and well-being over the life-span / / Nancy Howell |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786612556203 |
9781282556201 |
1282556207 |
9780520946170 |
0520946170 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Collana |
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Origins of human behavior and culture ; ; 4 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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!Kung (African people) - Food |
!Kung (African people) - Nutrition |
!Kung (African people) - Health and hygiene |
Food habits - Kalahari Desert |
Food - Caloric content - Kalahari Desert |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Another Look at the !Kung: A Life History Approach -- 2. Life History Stages -- 3. Body Size and Growth -- 4. Calories Required -- 5. Caloric Productivity and Caloric Balance -- 6. Caloric Balance and Residential Units: Waterholes, Living Groups, Households -- 7. Kinship Relations as a Support System for Children -- 8. Motives for Sharing Food and Other Prosocial Behavior -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung re-examines an important anthropological data set for the Dobe !Kung, the well-known "Bushmen" of the Kalahari Desert, collected by Nancy Howell and colleagues. Using life history analysis, Howell reinterprets this rich material to address the question of how these hunter-gatherers maintain their notably good health from childhood through old age in the Kalahari's harsh environment. She divides the population into life |
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