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Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung: Food, Fatness, and Well-being over the Life-span

Howell, Nancy·2019·University of California Press eBooks
DOI 10.1525/9780520946170
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Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung re-examines an important anthropological data set for the Dobe !Kung, the well-known "Bushmen" of the Kalahari Desert, collected by Nancy Howell and colleagues. Using life history analysis, Howell reinterprets this rich material to address the question of how these hunter-gatherers maintain their notably good health from childhood through old age in the Kalahari’s harsh environment. She divides the population into life history stages that correlate with estimated chronological ages and demonstrates how and why they survive, even thrive, on a modest allotment of calories. She describes how surplus food is produced and distributed, and she considers both the motives for the generous sharing she has observed among the Dobe !Kung and some evolutionary implications of that behavior.

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Authors
Howell, N.
Corresponding author
Howell, Nancy
Venue
University of California Press eBooks
Publisher
University of California Press
Published
2019-07-11
DOI
10.1525/9780520946170
OpenAlex
W4250802608
Cited by
56
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0
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 2
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2.74
Type
book
Language
en
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closed
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University of California Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Indigenous Health and Education
Keywords
San people, Kalahari, hunter-gatherers, life stages, food surplus, food sharing, kinship

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