The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

Once We Were Hunters: A Journey with Africa's Indigenous People, by Paul Weinberg.

‘Once We Were Hunters’ journeys to six different countries in southern and eastern Africa to examine those indigenous communities who, in spite of a rapidly modernizing continent, are still managing to survive in their natural environment. Since an estimated 75 percent of African wildlife lives outside the recognized game reserves, the preservation of its fauna and flora has become a community issue. The old-fashioned practice of creating reserves by removing local people is something of the past, and new relationships are being explored. Africa's precious natural heritage remains an important asset for the planet, and at the same time a major source of attraction for global tourism. But what about the people? Through inspired photographs by Paul Weinberg and text by Dhyani Berger, Chenderai Hove, Margaret Jacobsohn, Antjie Krog, Gcina Mhlope, Victor Munnik, Paul Ntiati, Sergio Veigo and Tony Weaver, this book explores the complex relationships between culture and environment.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/45602687

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.