The Hadza: Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania (Origins of Human Behavior and Culture): 3

The Hadza: Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania (Origins of Human Behavior and Culture): 3

by Frank Marlowe (Author)

Synopsis

In The Hadza , Frank Marlowe provides a quantitative ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of East Africa near the Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge, have long drawn the attention of anthropologists and archaeologists for maintaining a foraging lifestyle in a region that is key to understanding human origins. Marlowe ably applies his years of research with the Hadza to cover the traditional topics in ethnography - subsistence, material culture, religion, and social structure. But the book's unique contribution is to introduce readers to the more contemporary field of behavioral ecology, which attempts to understand human behavior from an evolutionary perspective. To that end, The Hadza also articulates the necessary background for readers whose exposure to human evolutionary theory is minimal.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 06 Apr 2010

ISBN 10: 0520253426
ISBN 13: 9780520253421

Media Reviews
This quantitative ethnography ... introduces readers to the contemporary field of understanding human behaviour from an evolutionary perspective. Times Higher Ed Supp (Thes) Riveting... It is the most important single source of information about the Hadza, and it is superb, combining many of the virtues of classical ethnography with rigorous quantitative description and experimental hypothesis testing. -- Melvin Konner American Scientist Thought-provoking. Choice
Author Bio
Frank Marlowe is Professor of Anthropology at Florida State University.