Limited Wants, Unlimited Means

A Reader On Hunter-Gatherer Economics And The Environment

Business & Finance, Economics, Sustainable Development, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Author: John Gowdy ISBN: 9781597268745
Publisher: Island Press Publication: April 16, 2013
Imprint: Island Press Language: English
Author: John Gowdy
ISBN: 9781597268745
Publisher: Island Press
Publication: April 16, 2013
Imprint: Island Press
Language: English

For roughly 99% of their existence on earth, Homo sapiens lived in small bands of semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers, finding everything they needed to survive and thrive in the biological richness that surrounded them. Mif not all of the problems that threaten our own technologically advanced society -- from depletion of natural capital to the ever-prespossibility of global annihilation -- would be inconceivable to these traditional, immediate-return societies. In fact, hunter-gatherer societies appear to have solved problems of production, distribution, and social and environmental sustainability that our own culture seems incapable of addressing.*Limited Wants, Unlimited Means* examines the hunter-gatherer society and lifestyle from a variety of perspectives. It provides a brief introduction to the rich anthropological and sociological literature on non-agricultural societies, bringing together in one volume seminal writings on the few remaining hunter-gatherer cultures including, the !Kung, the Hadza, and the Aborigines. It examines the economics of traditional societies, and concludes with a multifaceted investigation of how such societies function and what they can teach us in our own quest for environmental sustainability and social equality.*Limited Wants, Unlimited Means* is an important work for students of cultural anthropology, economic anthropology, environmental studies, and sustainable development, as well as for professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in prehistoric societies, environmental sustainability, or social justice.

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For roughly 99% of their existence on earth, Homo sapiens lived in small bands of semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers, finding everything they needed to survive and thrive in the biological richness that surrounded them. Mif not all of the problems that threaten our own technologically advanced society -- from depletion of natural capital to the ever-prespossibility of global annihilation -- would be inconceivable to these traditional, immediate-return societies. In fact, hunter-gatherer societies appear to have solved problems of production, distribution, and social and environmental sustainability that our own culture seems incapable of addressing.*Limited Wants, Unlimited Means* examines the hunter-gatherer society and lifestyle from a variety of perspectives. It provides a brief introduction to the rich anthropological and sociological literature on non-agricultural societies, bringing together in one volume seminal writings on the few remaining hunter-gatherer cultures including, the !Kung, the Hadza, and the Aborigines. It examines the economics of traditional societies, and concludes with a multifaceted investigation of how such societies function and what they can teach us in our own quest for environmental sustainability and social equality.*Limited Wants, Unlimited Means* is an important work for students of cultural anthropology, economic anthropology, environmental studies, and sustainable development, as well as for professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in prehistoric societies, environmental sustainability, or social justice.

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