Bushmen: Kalahari Hunter-Gatherers and Their Descendants
- ISBN-10
- 1108418260
- ISBN-13
- 9781108418263
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-08
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Alan Barnard
Description
A comprehensive and fascinating account of all the major groups of southern African hunter-gatherers.
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