Gender, Kinship and Power
A Comparative and Interdisciplinary History
Routledge (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 7. March 1996
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-415-91297-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text explores a paradox of kinship - namely that in any given culture kinship is understood as "natural" or "scientific", but comparing cultures or even different epochs within the same culture reveals how kinship is an ongoing project of human construction. The book consists of a general introduction to the topic and twenty essays examining different aspects of kinship: how family relations and descent are understood, how property is passed down from one generation to the next, how gender differences matter in kinship rules and practices, and how kinship positions held by men and women affect their power in other realms. Areas covered by the book include: China, Italy, India, England, Austria, Jamaica.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-91297-6 (9780415912976)
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Mary Jo Maynes | Ann Waltner | Birgitte Soland
Gender, Kinship and Power
A Comparative and Interdisciplinary History
E-Book
01/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€35.49
Available for download

Mary Jo Maynes | Ann Waltner | Birgitte Soland
Gender, Kinship and Power
A Comparative and Interdisciplinary History
E-Book
01/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€35.49
Available for download

Mary Jo Maynes | Ann Waltner | Birgitte Soland
Gender, Kinship and Power
A Comparative and Interdisciplinary History
Book
12/1995
Routledge
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Persons
Editor
both of the University of Minnesota, USA
Ohio State University, USA