Authors
Citation
H. Lang, THE POPULATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHOBOTH-BASTERS, Anthropos, 93(4-6), 1998, pp. 381-391
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Anthropology
ISSN journal
02579774
Volume
93
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
381 - 391
Database
ISI
SICI code
0257-9774(1998)93:4-6<381:TPDOTR>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The prime question of this paper is, how did the size of the Rehoboth
Baster population (Namibia) change since its departure from South Afri
ca in 1868 up to the present. Three groups of sources are evaluated. F
rom the resulting data a long-term growth rate of 3.3% is inferred, an
d the implications of this rate for the economy are discussed which wa
s at first based on animal husbandry.