The Ju/'hoan San of Nyae Nyae and Namibian independence [[electronic resource] ] : development, democracy, and Indigenous voices in Southern Africa / / Megan Biesele and Robert K. Hitchcock
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Biesele Megan
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| Titolo: |
The Ju/'hoan San of Nyae Nyae and Namibian independence [[electronic resource] ] : development, democracy, and Indigenous voices in Southern Africa / / Megan Biesele and Robert K. Hitchcock
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Berghahn Books, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.8961 |
| Soggetto topico: | !Kung (African people) - Namibia - Nyae Nyae - Politics and government |
| !Kung (African people) - Namibia - Nyae Nyae - Government relations | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Nyae Nyae (Namibia) History |
| Namibia History Autonomy and independence movements | |
| Namibia Politics and government 1946-1990 | |
| Altri autori: |
HitchcockRobert K
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction : a community history -- Namibia and the Nyae Nyae region -- Traditional Ju/'hoan leadership and governance -- The Ju/'hoan People's Organization and their foundation -- Ju/'hoan empowerment from dialogue on wildlife issues -- The lead-up to Namibian independence in Nyae Nyae -- Independence : the years of hope -- The Nyae Nyae Development Foundation of Namibia -- The Nyae Nyae Farmers Co-operative after independence -- Community-based natural resource management and other development -- Models in Nyae Nyae -- Nyae Nyae conservancy programs and the future. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Ju/'hoan San, or Ju/'hoansi, of Namibia and Botswana are perhaps the most fully described indigenous people in all of anthropology. This is the story of how this group of former hunter-gatherers, speaking an exotic click language, formed a grassroots movement that led them to become a dynamic part of the new nation that grew from the ashes of apartheid South West Africa. While coverage of this group in the writings of Richard Lee, Lorna Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and films by John Marshall includes extensive information on their traditional ways of life, this book continues th |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Ju |
| ISBN: | 1-84545-756-0 |
| 1-84545-997-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781357703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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