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The Hadza: Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania
Frank Marlowe
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Paperback. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. This title presents an ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37 b/w photographs, 35 line illustrations, 3 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556. Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. 336 pages, illustrations. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. This title presents an ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 556.
In "The Hadza", Frank Marlowe provides a quantitative ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists and archaeologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. Marlowe ably applies his years of research with the Hadza to cover the traditional topics in ethnography - subsistence, material culture, religion, and social structure. But the book's unique contribution is to introduce readers to the more contemporary field of ... Read more
In "The Hadza", Frank Marlowe provides a quantitative ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists and archaeologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. Marlowe ably applies his years of research with the Hadza to cover the traditional topics in ethnography - subsistence, material culture, religion, and social structure. But the book's unique contribution is to introduce readers to the more contemporary field of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Origins of Human Behavior and Culture
Condition
New
Weight
555g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520253421
SKU
V9780520253421
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About Frank Marlowe
Frank Marlowe is Professor of Anthropology at Florida State University.
Reviews for The Hadza: Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania
"This quantitative ethnography ... introduces readers to the contemporary field of understanding human behaviour from an evolutionary perspective." Times Higher Ed Supp (Thes) "Riveting... It is the most important single source of information about the Hadza, and it is superb, combining many of the virtues of classical ethnography with rigorous quantitative description and experimental hypothesis testing. "
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