Bibliograph

Affluence without abundance:, the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman

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Affluence without abundance:, the disappearing world of the bushmen, James Suzman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Affluence without abundance:

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

James Suzman

Sub title

the disappearing world of the bushmen

Summary

If the success of a civilization is measured by its endurance over time, then the Bushmen of the Kalahari are by far the most successful in human history. A hunting and gathering people who made a good living by working only as much as needed to exist in harmony with their hostile desert environment, the Bushmen have lived in southern Africa since the evolution of our species nearly two hundred thousand years ago. Aanthropologist James Suzman vividly brings to life a proud and private people, introducing unforgettable members of their tribe, and telling the story of the collision between the modern global economy and the oldest hunting and gathering society on earth. In rendering an intimate picture of a people coping with radical change, it asks profound questions about how we now think about matters such as work, wealth, equality, contentment, and even time

Target audience

general

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