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Affluence Without Abundance

The Disappearing World of the Bushmen

by James Suzman · 2017 · 320 pages

Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari
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Recommended by 1 Elite

Yuval Noah Harari

About This Book

An anthropological study of the Ju/'hoansi Bushmen of the Kalahari, exploring their transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to modernity. The book examines their traditional economic system, which prioritized leisure and social bonds over material accumulation, offering insights into alternative ways of organizing human society and work.

Book Details

Published

2017

Pages

320

Language

en

ISBN

9781632865724

Audiobook Available

10h 54m
Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith

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