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Diversity and flexibility: the case of the Bushmen of southern Africa
cultural diversity and twentieth-century foragers : an african perspective • Cambridge • Published In 1996 • Pages: 65-86
By: Guenther, Mathias Georg.
Abstract
This is a study of the wide diversity displayed in Bushman (San) society and culture which Guenther attempts to explain by reference to ecological, historical, and socio-economic factors. How this diversity affects, and is affected by anthropological theory in Bushman studies, forms an important part of this paper.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2003
- Field Date
- late 1960s
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Botswana and Namibia
- Notes
- Mathias Guenther
- For bibliographical references see document 76: Kent
- LCCN
- 95017648
- LCSH
- San (African people)