UID:
almafu_9959241922702883
Format:
1 online resource (351 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-300-22516-4
Series Statement:
Yale Agrarian Studies Series
Content:
A rich analysis of the complex dynamic between food collection and food production in the farming societies of precolonial south central Africa Engaging new linguistic evidence and reinterpreting published archaeological evidence, this sweeping study explores the place of bushcraft and agriculture in the precolonial history of south central Africa across nearly three millennia. Contrary to popular conceptions that place farming at the heart of political and social change, political innovation in precolonial African farming societies was actually contingent on developments in hunting, fishing, and foraging, as de Luna reveals.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Foreword --
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Acknowledgments --
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A Note on Spelling and Reconstructed Forms --
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Introduction --
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1. The Sources and Settings of Botatwe History --
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2. Planting Settlements, Forging the Savanna --
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3. Fame in the Kafue --
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4. Of Kith and Kin --
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5. Life on the Central Frontier --
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Epilogue --
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Appendix --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-21853-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.12987/9780300225167
