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Gender, Kinship and Power
A Comparative and Interdisciplinary History
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Gender, Kinship and Power
A Comparative and Interdisciplinary History
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Through twenty engaging essays exploring cultures ranging from ancient Judaic civilization to contemporary Brazil, Gender, Kinship and Power places important contemporary issues related to kinship--such as parental responsibility and female-headed households--in their proper comparative and historical framework.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Toward a Comparative History of Gender, Kinship and Power
- Part One: Kinship Systems: Theories, Practices, Contradictions
- Part Two: Womenâs Perspectives on Kinship
- Part Three: âFish without Bicyclesâ: Gender and the Paradoxes of Kinship
- Part Four: Parents, Breadwinners, Providers: Family Roles between Ideology and Economics
- Part Five: Gender and Kinship in Changing Political Economies
- Index
- Contributors