About this title: Through a series of interviews that span several decades, this title follows a Kung woman named Nisa through childhood, puberty, sexual awakening, marriage, and motherhood, as she learns much about life in Africa's Kalahari Desert.
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Edition: Vintage Books ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780394711263ISBN:0394711262
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Edition: Vintage Books ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780394711263ISBN:0394711262
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. Audience: General/trade. Used sticked on oustside edge. First pay has previous store prices. read more
Edition: Vintage Books ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780394711263ISBN:0394711262
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Wear to edges of soft cover. at corners. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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"Read this book years ago for an anthropolgy class and fell in love with anthropolgy/ cultural geography. I still think about Nisa and differences in female culture roles. The chapters about !Kung womens' pregnancy and birthing experiences made quite an impression."
"Nisa is an interesting collection of writings. The bulk of the book is made up of stories told to the anthropologist Marjorie from the !Kung lady Nisa. The rest of the book consists of Marjorie's ethnographic observations of the !Kung's people life and beliefs. The book is paced very well, and oftentimes Marjorie's observations prove to be just as interesting as Nisa's life is. The information is presented in a non-biased way and the points in Nisa's life that are exceptional are dutifully explained as such.
I came away from this book having enjoyed it (in spite of how long it took me to finish it.) I feel that the !Kung people did prove to be a very interesting case study - their way of life has been the way the bulk of human's lived for most of our earthly existence. I left the book a bit sad to see the way of life disappearing, especially when it boasts a decent amount of advantages over modern civilization.
So, all in all I would recommend this book to people interested in the anthropological field or the sociological field."
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