Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman

About this book

This classic paperback is available once againand exclusivelyfrom Harvard University Press. This book is the story of the life of Nisa a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africas Kalahari desert. Told in her own wordsearthy emotional vividto Marjorie Shostak a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded with Nisas collaboration in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.