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

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Life Histories of the Dobe!Kung re-examines an important anthropological data set collected by Nancy Howell and colleagues for the Dobe!Kung, the well-known "Bushmen" of the Kalahari Desert. Using life history analysis, Howell reinterprets this rich material to address the question of how...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Howell, Nancy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Life cycle, Human
Hunting and gathering societies
Food habits
Food > Caloric content
Body size
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Physical.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Food Content Guides.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Nutrition.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diets.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Nutrition.
Aliments > Teneur en calories > Kalahari, Desert du.
Habitudes alimentaires > Kalahari, Desert du.
Food > Caloric content > Kalahari Desert.
Food habits > Kalahari Desert.
!Kung (African people) > Health and hygiene.
!Kung (African people) > Nutrition.
!Kung (African people) > Food.
Africa > Kalahari Desert
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Life Histories of the Dobe!Kung re-examines an important anthropological data set collected by Nancy Howell and colleagues for the Dobe!Kung, the well-known "Bushmen" of the Kalahari Desert. 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780520946170

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