Dispute Resolution Notes from the Kalahari

THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION REVEALS THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO EVIDENCE THAT OUR HUNTER AND GATHERER ANCESTORS WERE WARLIKE. PRIMATIVE CULTURES MAY HAVE LESSONS TO TEACH ABOUT DISPUTE RESOLUTION. THE MOST STUDIED GROUP OF CONTEMPORARY HUNTER-GATHERERS ARE THE BUSHMAN OF THE KALAHARI DESERT. THIS ARTICLE IS A DIARY ACCOUNT OF THE WRITER'S VISIT TO THE BUSHMAN AND THE INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED. IT ILLUSTRATES HOW A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN A DIFFERENT CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT COPE WITH THEIR CONFLICTS.