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The disruption of Khoi society in the 17th century
Africa seminar: collected papers • [rondebosch, South Africa] • Published In 1983 • Pages: 257-271
By: Smith, Andrew B. (Andrew Brown).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper reviews the literature on the disintegration of Khoikhoi society in the 17th century which stressed the fragile nature of Khoikhoi economic system as the main reason. It suggested a broader ecological perspective that also accounts for the effects of other reasons including psycho-sociological stress from loss of traditional pasture lands which, together with unfavorable market terms, left the Knoiknoi prone to trauma from alcoholism and epidemic disease.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Historical reconstruction
- History
- Community structure
- External relations
- Annual cycle
- Pastoral activities
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Mortality
- Morbidity
- Alcoholism and drug addiction
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Khoi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1650-1800
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- South Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Andrew B. Smith
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-269)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 80648714
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Khoisan (African people)