John Kinahan: Namib | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781847013729 | Namib | The archaeology of an African desert | John Kinahan | Buch

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Beschreibung

The first full-length examination of the archaeology and history of the Namib Desert.

Über den Autor

JOHN KINAHANis an independent Namibian scholar, Adjunct Professor of Archaeology at Arizona State University and Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand. His research on the archaeology of the Namib has been widely published internationally.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. INTRODUCTION: A radical new approach
2. FIRST FOOTSTEPS: Early human ancestors
3. TIMES ARROW: Desert survival strategies
4. MOUNTAIN REFUGE: Isolated refugia & ritual practice
5. ELEPHANTS AND RAIN: Rain-making and initiation
6. DESERT GARDEN: Pottery & tending desert food plants
7. THE FAMILY HERD: Ovahimba desert pastoralists
8. THE BLACK SWAN: Indigenous views on colonial penetration
9. MEN IN HATS: Missionaries, traders, prospectors, hunters
10. THE DEATH OF MEMORY: Lifting the veil on colonial Genocide
EPILOGUE: Critical reappraisal: desert as natural wilderness or - the familiar home of people now banished?

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781847013729
ISBN-10:	1847013724
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Kinahan, John
Hersteller:	James Currey
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	139 x 215 x 33 mm
Von/Mit:	John Kinahan
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.02.2024
Gewicht:	0,662 kg