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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Westview Pr
Publication date
February 1, 1992
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780813311739
ISBN-10
081331173X
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$67.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Images of the Bushmanâfrom the innocent hero of the hit movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, to âverminâ eradicated by the colonists, to the superhuman trackers conscripted by the South African Defense Forces, and the living embodiment of prehistory for the academicâshape our perceptions rather than the actuality. Looking at this interplay between imagery, history, and policy, Robert Gordon focuses not on the Bushman but on the colonizersâ image of them and the consequences of that image for the people assumed to be Bushmen.To understand the image of the Bushmen, we must place them into the context from which they were abstracted. The Bushman Myth, then, is a study of not only history but also of the sociology of knowledge as well as of the relationship between perceived role and economic class. Lavishly illustrated with archival and recent photographs, the book attempts to convey the extent to which we as Westerners have participated in the creation of the âBushmanâ identity. This book with its poignant example of the Bushmen brings us face to face with the complexities and deceptions of our constructions of the âOther.â
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Westview Pr (February 1, 1992)
9780813311739 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $67.00
About: Images of the Bushmanâfrom the innocent hero of the hit movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, to âverminâ eradicated by the colonists, to the superhuman trackers conscripted by the South African Defense Forces, and the living embodiment of prehistory for the academicâshape our perceptions rather than the actuality.
About: Images of the Bushmanâfrom the innocent hero of the hit movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, to âverminâ eradicated by the colonists, to the superhuman trackers conscripted by the South African Defense Forces, and the living embodiment of prehistory for the academicâshape our perceptions rather than the actuality.
Paperback
With Stuart Sholto-Douglas |
2 sub edition from Westview Pr (January 11, 2000)
9780813335810 | details & prices | 336 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $49.00
from Westview Pr (August 1, 1992)
9780813313818 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $28.00
About: Images of the BushmanÂfrom the innocent hero of the hit movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, to Âverminâ eradicated by the colonists, to the superhuman trackers conscripted by the South African Defense Forces, and the living embodiment of prehistory for the academicÂshape our perceptions rather than the actuality.
About: Images of the BushmanÂfrom the innocent hero of the hit movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, to Âverminâ eradicated by the colonists, to the superhuman trackers conscripted by the South African Defense Forces, and the living embodiment of prehistory for the academicÂshape our perceptions rather than the actuality.
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