Large Mammals and a Brave People: Substinence Hunters in Zambia

by Stuart A. Marks

The Valley Bisa people inhabit the Luangwa Valley in central Zambia. Among them, the hunter, who tracks such large game as the lion, elephant, and buffalo, commands great respect and esteem from the other members of the lineage who traditionally rely on him for their subsistence and protection. Although the social organization and technology of the Bisa people have undergone tremendous change in the last one hundred years, the role of hunter retains...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295954477
• ISBN13: 9780295954479
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher