How Long to Read Large Mammals and a Brave People

How Long Does it Take to Read Large Mammals and a Brave People?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 31 minutes to read Large Mammals and a Brave People by Stuart A. Marks

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Valley Bisa people inhabit the Luangwa Valley in central Zambia. Among them, the hunter, who tracks such large game as the lion, elephant, and buffalo, commands great respect and esteem from the other members of the lineage who traditionally rely on him for their subsistence and protection. Although the social organization and technology of the Bisa people have undergone tremendous change in the last one hundred years, the role of hunter retains its social importance, and the legitimizing hunting rituals have their roots in local history. Drawing on data collected during his fieldwork among the Bisa continuing since the 1960s, Stuart Marks describes the changes that have occurred in hunting patterns, the sociological variables that govern an individual's decision to become a hunter, and the common cosmological convictions that hunters bring to their profession. Available for the first time in paperback, the new introduction and afterword to this edition reflect on methodological and ideological changes in the anthropological study of African peoples as well as updating the circumstances of the Bisa people since the book's first appearance in 1976. Through the interventions of the larger national society the Bisa have lost much of their land and access to important portions of their resources while experiencing repression in their struggles to maintain livelihoods with what local assets are left. Nevertheless, Marks notes that they face their hardships with tolerance, integrity, persistence, and humility. The general reader, as well as prehistorians and anthropologists concerned with human evolution and hunting societies, will find this volume useful. It will also be of interest to wildlife managers and ecologists.

How long is Large Mammals and a Brave People?

Large Mammals and a Brave People by Stuart A. Marks is 325 pages long, and a total of 82,875 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Large Mammals and a Brave People Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 32 minutes to read Large Mammals and a Brave People aloud.

What Reading Level is Large Mammals and a Brave People?

Large Mammals and a Brave People is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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