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While studies of San children have attained the peculiar status of
having delineated the prototype for hunter-gatherer childhood,
relatively few serious ethnographic studies of San children have
been conducted since an initial flurry of research in the 1960s and
1970s. Based on the author's long-term field research among several
San groups of Southern Africa, this book reconsiders
hunter-gatherer childhood using "play" as a key concept.
Playfulness pervades the intricate practices of caregiver-child
interactions among the San: immediately after birth, mothers have
extremely close contact with their babies. In addition to the
mother's attentions, other people around the babies actively
facilitate gymnastic behavior to soothe them. These distinctive
caregiving behaviors indicate a loving, indulgent attitude towards
infants. This also holds true for several language genres of the
San that are used in early vocal communication. Children gradually
become involved in various playful activities in groups of children
of multiple ages, which is the major locus of their attachment
after weaning; these playful activities show important similarities
to the household and subsistence activities carried out by adults.
Rejuvenating studies of San children and hunter-gatherer childhood
and childrearing practices, this book aims to examine these issues
in detail, ultimately providing a new perspective for the
understanding of human sociality.
While studies of San children have attained the peculiar status of
having delineated the prototype for hunter-gatherer childhood,
relatively few serious ethnographic studies of San children have
been conducted since an initial flurry of research in the 1960s and
1970s. Based on the author's long-term field research among several
San groups of Southern Africa, this book reconsiders
hunter-gatherer childhood using "play" as a key concept.
Playfulness pervades the intricate practices of caregiver-child
interactions among the San: immediately after birth, mothers have
extremely close contact with their babies. In addition to the
mother's attentions, other people around the babies actively
facilitate gymnastic behavior to soothe them. These distinctive
caregiving behaviors indicate a loving, indulgent attitude towards
infants. This also holds true for several language genres of the
San that are used in early vocal communication. Children gradually
become involved in various playful activities in groups of children
of multiple ages, which is the major locus of their attachment
after weaning; these playful activities show important similarities
to the household and subsistence activities carried out by adults.
Rejuvenating studies of San children and hunter-gatherer childhood
and childrearing practices, this book aims to examine these issues
in detail, ultimately providing a new perspective for the
understanding of human sociality.
This book focuses on mathematical theory and numerical simulation
related to various aspects of continuum mechanics, such as fracture
mechanics, elasticity, plasticity, pattern dynamics, inverse
problems, optimal shape design, material design, and disaster
estimation related to earthquakes. Because these problems have
become more important in engineering and industry, further
development of mathematical study of them is required for future
applications. Leading researchers with profound knowledge of
mathematical analysis from the fields of applied mathematics,
physics, seismology, engineering, and industry provide the contents
of this book. They help readers to understand that mathematical
theory can be applied not only to different types of industry, but
also to a broad range of industrial problems including materials,
processes, and products.
This book focuses on mathematical theory and numerical simulation
related to various aspects of continuum mechanics, such as fracture
mechanics, elasticity, plasticity, pattern dynamics, inverse
problems, optimal shape design, material design, and disaster
estimation related to earthquakes. Because these problems have
become more important in engineering and industry, further
development of mathematical study of them is required for future
applications. Leading researchers with profound knowledge of
mathematical analysis from the fields of applied mathematics,
physics, seismology, engineering, and industry provide the contents
of this book. They help readers to understand that mathematical
theory can be applied not only to different types of industry, but
also to a broad range of industrial problems including materials,
processes, and products.
The !Xun are a San people living in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia,
Botswana, and in Angola. In this book, the cultural and ecological
foundations of ethnicity of the !Xun provide a case study for an
intensive regional structural comparison of Ju societies. Long
known to Western Europe as the 'Bushmen', the San consist of
various groups distinguished by language, locale, and practice.
Narratives on San Ethnicity focuses on the !Xun who have lived in
north-central Namibia for centuries, and it adopts a life story
approach to understand the lived histories of the people. The book
looks at inter-ethnic relationships and the multi-dimensional
associations with neighbouring groups, particularly the Owambo and
Akhoe. It scrutinises kinship and naming terminologies, transitions
of ethnicity, the interplay between ethnicity and familial/kin
relationships, and the reorganisation of environmental features
that effect child socialisation. Narratives on San Ethnicity
provides a valuable research perspective in San studies and in the
emerging anthropology of their life-world. It is a significant
addition to the small body of anthropological studies on the !Xun.
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