Life Histories of the Dobe !Kung re-examines an important anthropological data set for the Dobe !Kung, the well-known «Bushmen» of the Kalahari Desert, collected by Nancy Howell and colleagues. Using life history analysis, Howell reinterprets this rich material to address the question of how these hunter-gatherers maintain their notably good health from childhood through old age in the Kalahari’s harsh environment. She divides the population into life history stages that correlate with...
