Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung: Food, Fatness, and Well-Being Over the Life-Span Volume 4

by Nancy Howell

Book Overview

Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung re-examines an important anthropological data set for the Dobe !Kung, the well-known "Bushmen" of the Kalahari Desert, collected by Nancy Howell and colleagues. Using life history analysis, Howell reinterprets this rich material to address the question of how these hunter-gatherers maintain their notably good health from childhood through old age in the Kalahari's harsh environment. She divides the population into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520262344
• ISBN13: 9780520262348
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"