Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 45 (1980) Winner
Richard Borshay Lee
リチャード・ボーシャイ・リー
Richard Borshay Lee
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-01-01
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Anthropologist, Professor, Researcher, Author
- Active Years
- 1963-
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto (Professor Emeritus), Royal Society of Canada (Member), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Foreign Honorary Member)
- Memberships
- Association of American Anthropologists, Anthropologists for Radical Political Change, Canadian Anthropological Society, Canadian Ethnology Society, Royal Society of Canada, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Department of Anthropology | Ph.D. | 1961–1965 | United States |
| University of Toronto | — | — | — | — | Canada |
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Anthropology
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1961–1965
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United States
PhD dissertation: "Subsistence Ecology of !Kung Bushmen"
University of Toronto
Country:
Canada
Studied at University of Toronto (details not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award | The !Kung San: Men, Women, and Work in a Foraging Society | — | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Herskovits Award | The !Kung San: Men, Women, and Work in a Foraging Society | — | African Studies Association | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Order of Canada (Officer) | — | — | The Governor General of Canada | 叙勲 |
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1980
Work:
The !Kung San: Men, Women, and Work in a Foraging Society
Organization:
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Herskovits Award
1980
Work:
The !Kung San: Men, Women, and Work in a Foraging Society
Organization:
African Studies Association
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada (Officer)
2016
Organization:
The Governor General of Canada
Result:
叙勲
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The !Kung San: Men, Women, and Work in a Foraging Society
1979 Anthropology / EthnographyAn ethnographic study of the Ju/'hoansi (!Kung) of the Kalahari based on extensive fieldwork. Examines gender roles, subsistence strategies, social organization, and the division of labor.
Foraging economiesGender rolesEgalitarianismIndigenous lifeways
The Dobe Ju/'hoansi
2003 Anthropology / TextA comprehensive overview and collection of materials on the Ju/'hoansi. The 3rd edition integrates long-term research and field observations.
Ethnographic overviewFieldwork methodologySocial change
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Hunter-Gatherers
1999 Edited encyclopedia / AnthropologyAn edited compilation covering broad knowledge about hunter-gatherer societies, including history, comparative data, and cultural practices.
Comparative anthropologyHistorical changeCultural diversity
Africans Thought of It: Amazing Innovations
2011 Children's book / General audienceA children's book showcasing inventions and innovations from Africa, co-authored with Bathseba Opini.
History of technologyEducationAfrican ingenuity
Bibliography
- Subsistence Ecology of !Kung Bushmen (1965, PhD dissertation)
- The !Kung San: Men, Women and Work in a Foraging Society (1979)
- Hunter-gatherers in process: The Kalahari Research Project, 1963-76 (1978)
- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Hunter-Gatherers (ed. with Richard Daly, 1999)
- The Dobe Ju/'hoansi (3rd ed., 2003)
- Africans Thought of It: Amazing Innovations (co-authored, 2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed ethnographic descriptionEmpirical analysis based on fieldworkComparative approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Economics and social life of foragingGendered division of laborEgalitarianism and redistributionIndigenous rights and identity
Legacy
Richard B. Lee is renowned for long-term fieldwork among the Ju/'hoansi in the Kalahari and has made major contributions to the study of foraging societies, gender roles, and economic anthropology. His work is widely cited, has influenced textbooks, and earned multiple awards including appointment to the Order of Canada.
Academic Societies
- Canadian Anthropological Society
- Royal Society of Canada
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Archives
- University of Toronto Archives (Richard Lee fonds)
Trivia
- Co-organized the 1966 "Man the Hunter" symposium with Irven DeVore.
- Co-edited The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Hunter-Gatherers (1999) with Richard Daly.
- Won the 1980 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and the Herskovits Award for The !Kung San.
- Co-authored the children's book Africans Thought of It: Amazing Innovations (2011) with Bathseba Opini.
- More recently researched the anthropology of health and the social factors in the AIDS epidemic in southern Africa, receiving funding from NIH and the University of Toronto.