Book
The Farm Bushmen of the Ghanzi District, Botswana
Stuttgart • Hochschulverlag • Published In 1979 • Pages: xii, 216
By: Guenther, Mathias Georg.
Abstract
This source is a study of acculturated San living and working on European-owned farms in the Ghanzi District of western Botswana. Ghanzi society is multi-ethnic, including not only San and Europeans, but also Coloureds and various native African groups, such as the Herero. The author's central questions in this study are the following: 1) what are the social and cultural changes experienced by the San in Ghanzi? 2) how do the San fit into the multi-ethnic society of the Ghanzi District? In answering these questions the author discusses the environment and settlement history of the Ghanzi area and the socio-economic conditions, political organization, religion, and external relations of each of the constituent ethnic groups. The author also discusses ethnic group relations and the sources of conflict between ethnic groups, with particular attention on the San and the development of San ethnic identity and nascent political activism.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Gerald Reid ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1968-1970
- Coverage Date
- 1921-1974
- Coverage Place
- Ghanzi District, Botswana
- Notes
- Mathias Georg Guenther
- Detailed information in this document on the ethnic groups other than the San has not been indexed. General information on the organization of Ghanzi society and San interactions with other groups in the Ghanzi District have been indexed for Theoretical Orientation (121) and Acculturation and Culture Change (177).
- A revision of the author's thesis, University of Toronto
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-216)
- LCCN
- 81451014
- LCSH
- San (African people)