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Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunters-and-gatherers from southern Africa's Kalahari desert, now in her fifties, would be considered a remarkable woman in any culture. This book is the story of her life, as told in her own words--earthy, emotional, vivid--to Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa's collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture.Marjorie Shostak is the author of 'Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman', published 1982 under ISBN 9780394711263 and ISBN 0394711262.
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