This Chapter's Description of the San Bushmen's Relation to the Government

question 4

Multiple Choice

This chapter's description of the San Bushmen's relation to the government of Botswana provides a telling example of how

• A) foragers are willingly choosing to change their lifestyles and become a part of the global village.
• B) foraging communities' identities are being reshaped by their relation with NGOs.
• C) the foraging lifestyle has finally become a thing of the past.
• D) more and more foragers have come under the control of nation-states and are now influenced by the forces of globalization.
• E) human rights are limited.

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