04581nam 2201093Ia 450 991079259950332120230725023514.01-282-55620-797866125562030-520-94617-010.1525/9780520946170(CKB)2670000000018791(EBL)517161(OCoLC)609863781(SSID)ssj0000362509(PQKBManifestationID)11278281(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362509(PQKBWorkID)10382204(PQKB)10494924(MiAaPQ)EBC517161(MdBmJHUP)muse30679(DE-B1597)520761(OCoLC)613205552(DE-B1597)9780520946170(Au-PeEL)EBL517161(CaPaEBR)ebr10386297(CaONFJC)MIL255620(EXLCZ)99267000000001879120091002d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLife histories of the Dobe !Kung[electronic resource] food, fatness, and well-being over the life-span /Nancy HowellBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (249 p.)Origins of human behavior and culture ;4Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26234-4 0-520-26233-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- IndexLife 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 history stages that correlate with estimated chronological ages and demonstrates how and why they survive, even thrive, on a modest allotment of calories. She describes how surplus food is produced and distributed, and she considers both the motives for the generous sharing she has observed among the Dobe !Kung and some evolutionary implications of that behavior.Origins of human behavior and culture ;4.!Kung (African people)Food!Kung (African people)Nutrition!Kung (African people)Health and hygieneFood habitsKalahari DesertFoodCaloric contentKalahari Desertanthropological data set.anthropology.biographical.bushmen.cultural anthropology.discussion books.dobe kung.ethnographers.evolutionary implications.food.generational.good health.harsh environment.human behavior.human culture.hunter gatherers.kalahari desert.life analysis.life histories.life spans.life stages.low calorie diets.nonfiction.physical anthropology.remote places.retrospective.scientists.sharing culture.sociology anthropology.weight issues.!Kung (African people)Food.!Kung (African people)Nutrition.!Kung (African people)Health and hygiene.Food habitsFoodCaloric content613.2089/961Howell Nancy1527370MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792599503321Life histories of the Dobe !Kung3770123UNINA