Hunters among Farmers : The !Xun of Ekoka
ISBN: 9789991642680
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / University of Namibia Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: History; Social Science;

Through moving life histories, Akira Takada gives the !Xun ofnorth-central Namibia a voice in their own history. In contrast to othermarginalised San minorities, the !Xun foster co-operative relationshipswith their neighbours, the Ovawambo and with the state. In the face ofradical social changes over the past century, they have maintainedtraditional hunting and gathering as a backstop but also sold theirskills and labour, acquired their own farms and livestock, and enrichedtheir child-rearing practices in changing ecological conditions. Centralto their identity and resilience are their kinship and naming practiceswhich preserve their ethnic cohesion while promoting relationships withother groups. Contributing to an established literature on the San,Takada's book will allow detailed regional comparison on the!Kung-speaking groups of northern Namibia. Charming sketches from hisnotebooks give an intimate view of the anthropologist in the field.


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