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Nisa
the life and words of a !Kung woman
Book • 1981
Marjorie Shostak's 'Nisa' presents a vivid, intimate portrait of a !
Kung woman's life, based on extensive fieldwork and interviews.
The book blends personal narrative with anthropological insight to illuminate kinship, childbearing, and social life in a hunter-gatherer community.
Through Nisa's voice, readers encounter the joys and sorrows of child-rearing, including repeated experiences of child loss and communal support structures.
Shostak's approachable style made the book widely read beyond academia and contributed to debates about universality of parental attachment and resilience.
'Nisa' remains a classic ethnography for understanding everyday life and emotional worlds in foraging societies.
Kung woman's life, based on extensive fieldwork and interviews.
The book blends personal narrative with anthropological insight to illuminate kinship, childbearing, and social life in a hunter-gatherer community.
Through Nisa's voice, readers encounter the joys and sorrows of child-rearing, including repeated experiences of child loss and communal support structures.
Shostak's approachable style made the book widely read beyond academia and contributed to debates about universality of parental attachment and resilience.
'Nisa' remains a classic ethnography for understanding everyday life and emotional worlds in foraging societies.
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