Hunters among Farmers

Lesego Sekwati, Akira Takada

Description

Through moving life histories, Akira Takada gives the !Xun of north-central Namibia a voice in their own history. In contrast to other marginalised San minorities, the !Xun foster co-operative relationships with their neighbours, the Ovawambo and with the state. In the face of radical social changes over the past century, they have maintained traditional hunting and gathering as a backstop but also sold their skills and labour, acquired their own farms and livestock, and enriched their child-rearing practices in changing ecological conditions. Central to their identity and resilience are their kinship and naming practices which preserve their ethnic cohesion while promoting relationships with other groups. Contributing to an established literature on the San, Takada’s book will allow detailed regional comparison on the !Kung-speaking groups of northern Namibia. Charming sketches from his notebooks give an intimate view of the anthropologist in the field.

Sujets

• Ethnic Studies
• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: University of Namibia Press
• Date de parution: 29 août 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789991642680
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 76 Mo

Extrait

25mm (Minimum Size for Cover)

30mm

Hunters among farmers

The !Xun of Ekoka

(Spine only sizes) (Colour) (Use PreferablyBlack Option on Spine - if possible)

12mm

Akira Takada

10mm

7mm

Hunters among farmers The !Xun of Ekoka

Akira Takada

Hunters among Farmers

Frontispiece: San and Ovawambo children at Ekoka. (Pencil sketch by the author).

Hunters among Farmers The !Xun of Ekoka

SECOND EDITION

Akira Takada

2022 Second Edîîon pubîsed by e Unîversîy o Namîbîa Press by arrangemen wî Kyoo Unîversîy Press and Trans PacîIc Press.

© Akîra Takada, 2022

Fîrs pubîsed în 2015 joîny by Kyoo Unîversîy Press and Trans PacîIc Press.

Unîversîy o Namîbîa Press Prîvae Bag 13301 Wîndoek Namîbîa www.unam.edu.na/unam-press [e-mail]

A rîgs reserved. No par o îs pubîcaîon may be reproduced, sored în any rerîeva sysem or ransmîed în any orm, or by any means, e.g. eecronîc, mecanîca, poocopyîng, recordîng or oerwîse wîou prîor permîssîon o e pubîser.

Cover Ar:

Cover desîgn: Copy-edîîng: Desîgn and ayou: ïSBN

Hendeîna Mèe Hamukanda,Bîrds în te Maangu (2015) rom e CaaogueRoots of te irst tree, Omba Ars Trus, 2019. Jîgsaw Grapîc Desîgn & Layou Davîd Barracoug MPS Ld 978-99916-42-67-3

he erm ‘uners’ o e îe îs used coecîvey o descrîbe e !Xun communîy, as î does în e equîvaen Osîkwanyama wordAakongo. ï îs no înended o excude women or cîdren, wo are so împoran în e researc presened în îs book.

he Unîversîy o Namîbîa Press does no ake responsîbîîy or e accuracy or persîsence o URLs or any înerne web sîes reerred o în îs pubîcaîon.

Disribuion ïn Namîbîa by Namîbîa Book Marke: www.namîbîabooks.com ïnernaîonay by e Arîcan Books Coecîve: www.arîcanbookscoecîve.com

ïn memory o

N|ome, Sîmon Hamupoo (1955–2009) N|oxo, Temoeus Erasus (1961–2014) Markusa, Markus Nîîxo (1971–2014)

vi

Hendelina Mhèe Hamukanda, Cover Artist

Hendeîna Hamukanda, known as Taama, Mèe (‘sma îngs’ în !Xun) was born în 1977 o Mara Hamuenya and Hamukanda Hamba, bo San. he mîdde cîd o Ive sîbîngs, se grew up în Omundaungîo vîage în Okongo consîuency, Oangwena regîon. Her parens moved o e remoe Ekoka vîage were ey reseed o ca î eîr ome. Wen er parens passed away ater naîona îndependence, Mèe was raîsed by er edery sîser, Marîa Hamukanda, one o e do makers. Mèe wen o Okongo Prîmary Scoo unî Grade 2 (Sub B). As a beauîu young gîr, se became a sînge moer o wo cîdren, a boy and a gîr. Wî er ardworkîng abîîy and arîs’s skîs se survîved on weavîng makaanî pam ree baskes or an încome o suppor er wo cîdren. Laer, wen Igîng or a îvîng, se was orced o do odd jobs or o beg or a pae o ood o eed erse and e cîdren. Wen îe began o ge more dîicu, se et e vîage o ook or job opporunîîes. ï seemed o become beer on e oer sîde, were se coud was coes or weny Namîbîan doars, or or an excange o tombo(radîîona Osîwambo beer), measured ou în an empy 750 m mayonnaîse boe. ïn er bae o survîve as a ardworkîng bu unempoyed arîs o naure, se me wî an edery man wo became er boyrîend. He îs a dîsabed San, a ormer veeran and a pensîoner. Today se îves wî îm as erg|a-nǁa(parner). hey ave ree gîrs and îve în Osanasîwa, a San reseemen arm în e norern par o Okongo. he auor greay apprecîaes Hendeîna Mèe Hamukanda or provîdîng e spendîd cover îmage. He was ascînaed by î a Irs sîg as î remînded îm o e beauîu andscape o Ekoka and e no so easy bu vîvacîous îe o e peope îvîng ere. Her movîng bîograpy relecs e reaîy o e !Xun îeword.

Contents

Lîs o Igures, paes, abes and cases Abbrevîaîons Foreword Preace o e second edîîon Noes on Orograpy

1. An egaîarîan socîey Among e San communîîes în Namîbîa, e !Xun ave a cose reaîonsîp wî e armîng peopes around em. 2. Pused o e margîns Lîvîng în a pura socîey, e !Xun were subjec o poweru ousîde înluences suc as e Wesern powers, mîssîonarîes and e îberaîon movemen. 3. Teîng eîr sorîes Narraîves o !Xun îe relec on înîmae reaîons wî e Ovawambo and eAkoe. 4. O growîng up în Ekoka Cîd-rearîng pracîces were afeced by cangîng and poîcîes beore and ater naîona îndependence. 5. And remaînîng !Xun he resîîence o e !Xun aows em o maînaîn, adap and reconsruc eîr îdenîy.

Appendîx Reerences Gossary ïndex

ix

x xîv xv xvîî xxî

1

25

91

127

197

209 233 249 257