03690nam 2200793Ia 450 991113741330332120251117004916.09786612556203978128255620112825562079780520946170052094617010.1525/9780520946170(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(Perlego)552738(EXLCZ)99267000000001879120091002d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLife histories of the Dobe !Kung food, fatness, and well-being over the life-span /Nancy Howell1st ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (249 p.)Origins of human behavior and culture ;4Description based upon print version of record.9780520262348 0520262344 9780520262331 0520262336 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 Desert!Kung (African people)Food.!Kung (African people)Nutrition.!Kung (African people)Health and hygiene.Food habitsFoodCaloric content613.2089/961Howell NancyMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911137413303321UNINA