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Life histories of the Dobe !Kung food, fatness, and well-being over the life span

Title
Life histories of the Dobe !Kung [electronic resource] : food, fatness, and well-being over the life span / Nancy Howell.
Author
Howell, Nancy.
Publication
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 234 p.) : ill., map.
Series Statement
Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4
Uniform Title
  • Life histories of the Dobe !Kung (Online)
  • Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4.
Alternative Title
Life histories of the Dobe !Kung (Online)
Subject
  • !Kung (African people) > Food
  • !Kung (African people) > Nutrition
  • !Kung (African people) > Health and hygiene
  • !Kung (African people) > Anthropometry
  • Food habits > Kalahari Desert
  • Food > Caloric content > Kalahari Desert
  • Life cycle, Human
  • Hunting and gathering societies > Kalahari Desert
  • Body size > Kalahari Desert
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Another look at the !Kung : a life history approach -- Life history stages -- Body size and growth -- Calories required -- Caloric productivity and caloric balance -- Caloric balance and residential units : waterholes, living groups, households -- Kinship relations as a support system for children -- Motives for sharing food and other prosocial behavior.
LCCN
2009041299
OCLC
ssj0000362509
Author
Howell, Nancy.
Title
Life histories of the Dobe !Kung [electronic resource] : food, fatness, and well-being over the life span / Nancy Howell.
Imprint
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
Series
Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4
Origins of human behavior and culture ; 4.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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