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- catalog abstract ""For roughly 99% of their existence on earth, Homo sapiens lived as small bands of hunter-gatherers in societies that appear to have solved problems of production, distribution, social equity, and environmental sustainability that our own culture seems incapable of addressing. Limited Wants, Unlimited Means examines the hunter-gatherer society and lifestyle, providing a brief introduction to the rich literature on non-agricultural societies. It examines the economics of traditional societies and presents a multifaceted investigation of how such societies function and what that can teach us in our own quest for sustainability and equality."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10517684.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""For roughly 99% of their existence on earth, Homo sapiens lived as small bands of hunter-gatherers in societies that appear to have solved problems of production, distribution, social equity, and environmental sustainability that our own culture seems incapable of addressing. Limited Wants, Unlimited Means examines the hunter-gatherer society and lifestyle, providing a brief introduction to the rich literature on non-agricultural societies. It examines the economics of traditional societies and presents a multifaceted investigation of how such societies function and what that can teach us in our own quest for sustainability and equality."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The original affluent society / Marshall Sahlins -- What hunters do for a living, or, how to make out on scarce resources / Richard B. Lee -- Sharing, talking, and giving : relief of social tensions among the !Kung / Lorna Marshall -- Egalitarian societies / James Woodburn -- Beyond "the original affluent society" : a culturalist reformulation / Nurit Bird-David -- Women's status in egalitarian society : implications for social evolution / Eleanor Leacock -- Art, science, or politics? The crisis in hunter-gatherer studies / Richard B. Lee -- The future of hunter-gatherer research / Ernest S. Burch, Jr. -- The transformation of the Kalahari !Kung / John E. Yellen -- So varied in detail, so similar in outline / Tim Flannery -- Future primitive / John Zerzan -- A post-historic primitivism / Paul Shepard.".
- catalog extent "xxxi, 342 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Limited wants, unlimited means.".
- catalog identifier "155963555X (paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Limited wants, unlimited means.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Island Press,".
- catalog relation "Limited wants, unlimited means.".
- catalog subject "304.2 21".
- catalog subject "GN388 .L55 1998".
- catalog subject "Human ecology.".
- catalog subject "Hunting and gathering societies.".
- catalog subject "Sustainable development.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The original affluent society / Marshall Sahlins -- What hunters do for a living, or, how to make out on scarce resources / Richard B. Lee -- Sharing, talking, and giving : relief of social tensions among the !Kung / Lorna Marshall -- Egalitarian societies / James Woodburn -- Beyond "the original affluent society" : a culturalist reformulation / Nurit Bird-David -- Women's status in egalitarian society : implications for social evolution / Eleanor Leacock -- Art, science, or politics? The crisis in hunter-gatherer studies / Richard B. Lee -- The future of hunter-gatherer research / Ernest S. Burch, Jr. -- The transformation of the Kalahari !Kung / John E. Yellen -- So varied in detail, so similar in outline / Tim Flannery -- Future primitive / John Zerzan -- A post-historic primitivism / Paul Shepard.".
- catalog title "Limited wants, unlimited means : a reader on hunter-gatherer economics and the environment / edited by John M. Gowdy.".
- catalog type "text".