Nisa
Subtitle: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: November 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780674004320
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Women; Ethnic Cultures - General; Social Science; Biography / Autobiography; Sociology; Women's Studies - General; Africa - General; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Anthropology - General
Description: This book is the story of the life of Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africa's Kalahari desert. Told in her own words--earthy, emotional, vivid--to Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa's collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.