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The Gender of the Gift: Problems with Women and Problems with Society in Melanesia (Studies in Melanesian Anthropology)
Marilyn Strathern
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paperback. Argues that gender relations have been a particular casualty of unexamined assumptions held by Western anthropologists and feminist scholars alike. This book treats the insights of Western social science, feminist politics, and ethnographic reporting, in order to rethink the representation of Melanesian social and cultural life. Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropology. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
In the most original and ambitious synthesis yet undertaken in Melanesian scholarship, Marilyn Strathern argues that gender relations have been a particular casualty of unexamined assumptions held by Western anthropologists and feminist scholars alike. The book treats with equal seriousness - and with equal good humor - the insights of Western social science, feminist politics, and ethnographic reporting, in order to rethink the representation of Melanesian social and cultural life. This makes "The Gender of the Gift" one of the most sustained critiques of cross-cultural comparison that anthropology has seen, and one of its most spirited vindications.
In the most original and ambitious synthesis yet undertaken in Melanesian scholarship, Marilyn Strathern argues that gender relations have been a particular casualty of unexamined assumptions held by Western anthropologists and feminist scholars alike. The book treats with equal seriousness - and with equal good humor - the insights of Western social science, feminist politics, and ethnographic reporting, in order to rethink the representation of Melanesian social and cultural life. This makes "The Gender of the Gift" one of the most sustained critiques of cross-cultural comparison that anthropology has seen, and one of its most spirited vindications.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Melanesian Anthropology
Number of Pages
437
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520072022
SKU
9780520072022
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