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In this classic documentary, the Kalahari Bushmen of Africa wage a constant war for survival against the hot arid climate and unyielding soil. 'The Hunters' focuses on four men who undertake a hunt to obtain meat for their village. The chronicle of their 13-day trek becomes part of the vil...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. Film Study Center
Other Authors: Marshall, John, 1932-2005, Marshall, Lorna, Marshall, Lawrence Kennedy, 1898-1980
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This Edition in English
Published: Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, ©2004.
Series:Ethnographic video online.
Subjects:
!Kung (African people)
Hunting > Kalahari Desert.
Ethnology > Africa, Southern.
Chasse > Kalahari, Désert du.
Ethnologie > Afrique australe.
Ethnology
Hunting
Africa > Kalahari Desert
Southern Africa
Documentaries and Factual Films
Encoded moving images.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Ethnographic films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films ethnographiques.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In this classic documentary, the Kalahari Bushmen of Africa wage a constant war for survival against the hot arid climate and unyielding soil. 'The Hunters' focuses on four men who undertake a hunt to obtain meat for their village. The chronicle of their 13-day trek becomes part of the village's folklore, illustrating the ancient roots and continual renewal of African tribal cultures.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (72 min.)).
Production Credits:Director, John Marshall.