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This biography of the Polish British anthropologist Maria Czaplicka 1884 1921 is also a cultural study of the dynamics of the anthropological collective presented from a researcher-centric perspective. Czaplicka together with Bronis aw Malinowski studied anthropolo... Lees meer.

The Chambri of Papua New Guinea are well known as being the Tchambuli of Margaret Mead s influential work Sex and Temperament in which she described them as a people among whom in contrast to Western society women dominated over men. In this book however Frederi... Lees meer.

Drawing on rich empirical material this book tells of both the diversity and the uniqueness of fa afafine identities aspects which fa afafine have maintained in the face of Westernization migration and cultural marginalization in both Samoa and New Zealand. As such... Lees meer.

In this new book Henrietta Moore examines the nature and limitations of the theoretical languages used by anthropologists and others to write about sex gender and sexuality. Moore begins by discussing recent feminist debates on the body and the notion of the non-uni... Lees meer.

How religion gender and urban sociality are expressed in and mediated via television drama in Kinshasa is the focus of this ethnographic study. Influenced by Nigerian films and intimately related to the emergence of a charismatic Christian scene these teleserials in... Lees meer.

This book recounts the author s fieldwork among the trans and gender-variant communities in Naples. This book recounts the author s fieldwork among the trans and gender-variant communities in Naples. This is where a gender-variant figure the femminiello has found... Lees meer.

Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge brings feminist anthropology up to date highlighting the theoretical sophistication that characterizes recent research. Twelve essays by outstanding scholars written with the volume s concerns specifically in mind range across th... Lees meer.

This edited collection attempts to revive a unified anthropological approach to the study of sex and gender hierarchies. Seventeen distinguished contributors - from cultural anthropology physical anthropology archaeology and anthropological linguistics - have produce... Lees meer.

Applying Anthropology to Gender-Based Violence emphasizes the strength of an applied anthropology and ethnographic approach to ending gender-based violence worldwide. This book sets an activist and engaged agenda for scholars and students to follow as they work to blend... Lees meer.

This new book draws on anthropology feminism and psychoanalysis to develop an original and provocative theory of gender and of how we become sexed beings. Written not just for professional scholars and for students but for anyone with a serious interest in how gender a... Lees meer.

Applying Anthropology to Gender-Based Violence. Global Responses Local Practices addresses the gaps in theory methods and practices that are currently used to engage the problem of gender-based violence. This book complements the work carried out in the legal soci... Lees meer.

Rendering the suffering of the marginalized visible has been an important aspect of feminist sociological studies of health illness and medicine with the subjective experience of those without access to institutional power being at the forefront of the research. This... Lees meer.

In this ambitious new book Henrietta Moore draws on anthropology feminism and psychoanalysis to develop an original and provocative theory of gender and of how we become sexed beings. Arguing that the Oedipus complex is no longer the fulcrum of debate between anthrop... Lees meer.

This is a detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan. Nancy Tapper presents both male and female perspectives and includes detailed case studies and historical and statistical material. Bartered Brides is a detailed study of m... Lees meer.