Demographics of Botswana - Ethnic Groups in Botswana, Bushmen, Chinese People in Botswana, Herero, Kung People, Sotho-Tswana (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ethnic Groups in Botswana, Bushmen, Chinese People in Botswana, Herero, kung People, Sotho-Tswana, Zimbabweans in Botswana, Tswana People, Namaqua, Lozi People, Indians in Botswana, Batalaote, Bamangwato, Bayei, International Rankings of Botswana, Barokologadi Ba Ga Maotwa. Excerpt: various Khoisan languages The indigenous people of southern Africa, whose territory spans most areas of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola, are variously referred to as Bushmen, San, Sho, Basarwa, Kung, or Khwe. These people were traditionally hunter-gatherers, part of the Khoisan group and are related to the traditionally pastoral Khoikhoi. Starting in the 1950s, and lasting through the 1990s, they switched to farming as a result of government-mandated modernization programs as well as the increased risks of a hunting and gathering lifestyle in the face of technological development. The Bushmen have provided a wealth of information for the fields of anthropology and genetics, even as their lifestyles change. One broad study of African genetic diversity completed in 2009 found the San people were among the five populations with the highest measured levels of genetic diversity among the 121 distinct African populations sampled. The terms San, Khwe, Sho, Bushmen, and Basarwa have all been used to refer to the hunter-gatherer peoples of southern Africa. Each of these terms has a problematic history, as they have been used by outsiders to refer to them, often with pejorative connotations. The individual groups identify by names such as Ju/'hoansi and Kung (the punctuation characters representing different click consonants), and most call themselves by the term Bushmen when referring to themselves collectively. The ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=317886