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The future of the Bushmenessay 1978 • Silberbauer, George B.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
The discussion in this article centers around questions of the future of the San, complicated as it is by such factors as the contrasting ideological orientations between the San and the governments of the countries in which they live, varying degree...Neither are your ways my waysessay 1996 • Silberbauer, George B.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This is a 'thick' discussion of cultural diversity and change among the G/wi and warning against any easy generalizations and typologies of Kalahari Basarwa culture. Silberbauer looks at different aspects of G/wi culture and shows how they vary by ba...Hunter and habitat in the central Kalahari desertBook 1981 • Silberbauer, George B.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This source is a study of the interrelationships between population, sociocultural organization, and habitat among the Gwi San of the central Kalahari Desert in Botswana. The study begins with a brief history of the Gwi and an interesting account of ...Report to the Government of Bechuanaland on the Bushman SurveyBook 1965 • Silberbauer, George B.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This work is an investigative report prepared by the author, a government official (Bushman Survey Officer), and submitted by him to the Commissioner for Bechuanaland, detailing the present state of the Bushman population of the Bechuanaland Protecto...The Gwi Bushmenessay 1972 • Silberbauer, George B.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This article presents a clear, succinct account of the traditional ethnography of the Gwi Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, South Africa. The major topics discussed in this source are language, geography, the economy, spatial disposition of...