First published in 1979, this is a classic study of the population of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Deselt of Botswana. Using methods that are simple and fully illustrated, the author presents empirical descriptions of the fertility, mortality, and marriage patterns of the now famous Kung hunter-gatherers. The King "Bushman" people of the Kalahari desert in Africa occupy an anomalous position in the world of science. They have been selected...