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The Ju/'hoan San of Nyae Nyae and Namibian independence : development, democracy, and indigenous voices in Southern Africa /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Biesele, Megan
Other Authors: Hitchcock, Robert K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2011.
Subjects:
!Kung (African people) > Namibia > Nyae Nyae > Politics and government.
!Kung (African people) > Namibia > Nyae Nyae > Government relations.
Nyae Nyae (Namibia) > History.
Namibia > History > Autonomy and independence movements.
Namibia > Politics and government > 1946-1990.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a community history
  • Namibia and the Nyae Nyae region
  • Traditional Ju/'hoan leadership and governance
  • The Ju/'hoan People's Organization and its foundation
  • Ju/'hoan empowerment from dialogue on wildlife issues
  • The lead-up to Namibian independence in Nyae Nyae
  • Independence : the years of hope
  • The Nyae Nyae Development Foundation of Namibia
  • The Nyae Nyae Farmers Cooperative after independence
  • Community-based natural resource management and other development models
  • Nyae Nyae conservancy programs and the future.