The Hidden Half
Studies of Plains Indian Women
1st Edition
Published on 10. January 1983
286 pages
978-1-4617-1965-6 (ISBN)
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This volume is a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book of 1983.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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978-1-4617-1965-6 (9781461719656)
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Persons
Patricia C. Albers is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Beatrice Medicine is Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Northridge.
Content
- The Hidden Half
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Chapter 1 Introduction: New Perspectives on Plains Indian Women
- PART I - IMAGES OF WOMEN
- Chapter 2 Beasts of Burden and Menial Slaves: Nineteenth Century Observations of Northern Plains Indian Women
- Chapter 3 The Shackles of Tradition
- PART II - WOMEN'S WORK
- Chapter 4 Male/Female Task Differentiation Among the Hidatsa: Toward the Development of an Archeological Approach to the Study of Gender
- Chapter 5 Women's Work: An Examination of Women's Roles in Plains Indian Arts and Crafts
- Chapter 6 The Role of Sioux Women in the Production of Ceremonial Objects: The Case of the Star Quilt
- PART III - THE STATUS OF WOMEN
- Chapter 7 The Political-Economy of Gender: A 19th Century Plains Indian Case Study
- Chapter 8 Sioux Women in Transition: A Study of Their Changing Status in a Domestic and Capitalist Sector of Production
- PART IV - FEMALE IDENTITY
- Chapter 9 Male and Female in Traditional Lakota Culture
- Chapter 10 "Warrior Women" - Sex Role Alternatives for Plains Indian Women
