With style and depth; Lorna Marshall leads the reader through the intricacies; ambiguities; and silences of !Kung beliefs. Her narrative; based on fieldwork among the Bushmen of the Kalahari in the early 1950s; brings into focus a way of life that appears to have existed for millennia. She presents the culture; beliefs; and spirituality of one of the last true hunting-and-gathering peoples by focusing on members of different bands as they reveal their own views. This account; with photography by John Marshall; presents a system of beliefs; one in which personified deities and unpersonifled supernatural forces (n!ow and n/um) interact with man and the natural world. The !Kung believe that this interaction accounts for much of the mystery of life and the vicissitudes of the good and evil that befall mankind. The book also depicts an egalitarian lifestyle based on sharing and group awareness; a lifestyle that has not survived intact the increasing integration of the Bushmen into the modern world. A companion volume to her 1976 work; The !Kung of Nyae Nyae; this book is published to mark the recent one-hundredth birthday of Lorna Marshall.
#1176026 in Books Kent State Univ Pr 2001-05-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.54 x .90 x 6.30l; 1.33 #File Name: 0873386868280 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Big D's reviewBy Big DI thought the book was informative; but more of a matter-of-fact textbook style of writing. In addition; it failed to expand on the tremendous challenges that General Smith encountered with his Army and Marine Corps superiors in WWII (Peleliu) and Korea. These issues are much better described in the book 'For Country and Corps' written by Gail B. Shisler. The argument could be made that Shisler is General Smith's granddaughter and biased in her writing. However I think she is more intellectually honest because she IS the General's granddaughter and had more access to personal; background information and was not afraid to expose the shameful leadership of General Rupertus (Peleliu); General MacArthur and General Almond before; during; and after the Chosin Campaign in Korea.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I very much enjoyed racing this well written book about the lie of ...By Texas66I very much enjoyed racing this well written book about the lie of a great Marine leader; and don't doubt that had another been in charge of of the 1st Mar Div at the Chosin results might have been greatly different.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Reasonably good work about an outstanding USMC leader.By Jerry K. BelewI bought this book because I've always admired General O. P. Smith. He did a hell of a job as the Assistant Division Commander of the First Marine Division at Pelelieu during WWII given the fact that the Commanding General (CG) of the 1st MarDiv at Pelelieu (Bill Rupertus) was less than great! Later in Smith's career; he did an awesome job as CG; First Marine Division at Inchon and later at the Chosin Reservoir. General Smith got it RIGHT; in spite of the idiocy of his Corps (LtGen Almond; US Army; CG X Corps) commander! Smith was the very epitome of what a leader should be! The author; Clifton LA Bree does a FAIR job of giving us a reasonable overview of the Marine Corps career of O. P. Smith. But; if you're looking for a great amount of detail and the history of WHAT Smith accomplished during his career; you'll be disappointed. I was. I was glad to finally see a book on this great Marine leader; but wish it had had more depth!
