Nisa The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman by Marjorie Shostak - WordSea
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Nisa The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
by Marjorie Shostak
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.
Biography & AutobiographyWomenHistoryAfricaLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguistics
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERHarvard University Press
LENGTH365
LANGUAGEEN
5.0
Nisa The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman
by Marjorie Shostak
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.
Biography & AutobiographyWomenHistoryAfricaLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsSociolinguisticsSocial Science