Testament to the Bushmen - Van Der Post, Laurens & Taylor, Jane
Testament to the Bushmen - Van Der Post, Laurens & Taylor, Jane
Hardcover. Gilt lettering to spine.
Publisher: Viking
Date Published: 1984 first edition.
Publication Place: New York
ISBN: 0670800651
Condition: Very Good +. The original boards with a DJ are slightly shelf rubbed and edge worn and the binding is excellent. Previous owner name neatly inscribed on first page. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover
Describes the Bushmen traditions and culture, looks at the routines of their daily life, and explains why their nomadic existence is threatened. This is a story of a people who are in danger of becoming a forgotten race.Life is changing for the Bushmen in their last refuge in the Kalahari Desert; how they are abandoning their nomadic hunter gatherer existence, whilst retaining much of their ancient dance and ritual.
" At base, this book made me sad. The loss of innocence and unspeakable oppression of the bushmen is all that remains of this ancient race as they swiftly vanish from the human story. There’s some really interesting insights from Taylor and others, but it’s the finishing essay by van der Post that really sets this book alight."
Sir Laurens Jan van der Post was a 20th Century South African Afrikaner author of many books, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of government, close friend of Prince Charles, godfather of Prince William, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist.
