Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman - Softcover

Shostak, Marjorie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674004329 ISBN 13: 9780674004320

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This classic paperback is available once again―and exclusively―from Harvard University Press.
This book is the story of the life of Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africa’s Kalahari desert. Told in her own words―earthy, emotional, vivid―to Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa’s collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"An unparalleled account of !Kung life [and] a revelation of the universality of women's experiences and feelings....Nisa helps us know what it means to be !Kung, to be a woman, and finally, to be human."--Choice

About the Author:

Marjorie Shostak was a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at Emory University and an award-winning photographer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0674004329
• ISBN 13: 9780674004320
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 384