Book

The Hadza: hunter-gatherers of Tanzania

University of California Press (3) • Published In 2010 • Pages: x, 325

By: Marlowe, Frank.

Abstract
This book is concerned with change and continuity in Hadza social organization and subsistence strategies, drawing on rich behavioral, ecological, anthropometric, demographic, and economic data collected by the author. Comparing the findings with similar data from the 1960s and 1970s, remarkably little change is found, especially in the social and technical organization of hunting and gathering. Although recognizing important changes brought by increased contact with neighboring ethnic groups, commercial tour operators, NGOs and researchers, the author underlines the centrality of continuity for understanding a range of issues in human cultural and biological evolution.
Subjects
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Annual cycle
Collecting
Hunting and trapping
Division of labor by gender
Diet
General tools
Utensils
Dwellings
Ethos
Ethics
Gift giving
Mutual aid
Eating
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Historical reconstruction
Acculturation and culture contact
culture
Hadza
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2018
Field Date
1995-2005
Coverage Date
1995-2005
Coverage Place
Lake Eyasi area, Tanzania
Notes
Frank W. Marlowe
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-318) and index
LCCN
2009033727
LCSH
Hatsa (African people)