Nisa : The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman

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. 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. -- Publisher Description. Earliest Memories -- Family Life -- Life In The Bush -- Discovering Sex -- Trial Marriages -- Marriage -- Wives And Co-wives -- First Birth -- Motherhood And Loss -- Change -- Women And Men -- Taking Lovers -- A Healing Ritual -- Further Losses -- Growing Older. Marjorie Shostak. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunters-and-gatherers from southern Africa's Kalahari desert, now in her fifties, would be considered a remarkable woman in any culture: as a small child she saved her newborn brother from infanticide; first married at the age of twelve to a man she did not want, she was separated, divorced, remarried, widowed; she bore four children, none of whom survived; dependent on no one, she foraged for food in one of the world's most hostile environments. This book is the story of her life, as 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.

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.

Contents 8 Introduction 12 1 Earliest Memories 52 2 Family Life 70 3 Life in the Bush 84 4 Discovering Sex 106 5 Trial Marriages 126 6 Marriage 144 7 Wives and Co-Wives 162 8 First Birth 170 9 Motherhood and Loss 192 10 Change 204 11 Women and Men 224 12 Taking Lovers 248 13 A Healing Ritual 270 14 Further Losses 284 15 Growing Older 298 Epilogue 320 Notes 344 Glossary 356 Acknowledgments 364 Index 368 Despite three decades of intense scrutiny and repeated attempts at ambitious reform, the laws regarding rape and sexual harassment still fail to protect women from sexual overreaching and abuse. This original, provocative, and enlightening work shows the need to refocus on laws against rape and to create a new system of legal safeguards against interference with sexual autonomy. It is the story of Nisa, a member of the !Kung hunter-gatherer people of southern Africa's Kalahari desert, told in her own words -- earthy, emotional, vivid -- to Marjorie Shostak, an American ethnographer. Together, these two women break through immense barriers of language and culture to give us a fascinating view of a remarkable life. The story of the life of Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter gatherers in southern Africa. It is told in her own words to Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture. First published 1981 Gesprekken van een Amerikaanse antropologe met een Zuid-Afrikaanse vrouw.