To pronounce "!Kung" one must make a click sound before the 'k' sound, often represented in texts as an exclamation mark. The !Kung population is located in isolated areas of Botswana, Angola, and …

The !Kung originally had no permanent settlements, but built simple windbreaks of saplings in a semicircle, tied together at the top and covered with grass. They practiced no agriculture and the …

Referred to in the past as the Sonquas and in as the Basarwa, they are also known as the !Kung Bushmen, the San, or simply the !Kung. They are short—averaging about in height—lean, muscular, …

Kung values, such as the emphasis on intimacy and interdependence, were no longer guiding behavior as effec tively as they once did. The data also indicated that, despite appearances to the contrary, …

There is no new data in this book (although some of the old data are described in more detail than has been done before). The !Kung way of life has changed so much since the 1960s that any new data …

INTRODUCTION A Tribute to Lorna Marshall Megan Biesele PART I THE PAST OF !KUNG ETHNOGRAPHY

The !Kung San is a more recent ecological and historical examination of a !Kung group in the Dobe area of Botswana. A Dobe !Kung woman is also the subject of Marjorie Shostak