| Rethinking Pastoralism in Africa: Gender, Culture, & the Myth of the Patriarchal Pastoralist Contributor(s): Hodgson, Dorothy L. (Author), Hodgson, Dorothy L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0821413694 ISBN-13: 9780821413692 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - Rural |
| Dewey: 306.096 |
| LCCN: 00049200 |
| Series: Eastern African Studies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.35" W x 9.52" (1.28 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Africa - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The dominant trend in pastoralist studies has long assumed that pastoralism and pastoral gender relations are inherently patriarchal. The contributors to this collection, in contrast, use diverse analytic approaches to demonstrate that pastoralist gender relations are dynamic, relational, historical, and produced through complex local-translocal interactions. Combining theoretically sophisticated analysis with detailed case studies, this collection will appeal to those doing research and teaching in African studies, gender studies, anthropology, and history. Among the topics discussed are pastoralism, patriarchy, and history among Maasai in Tanganyika; women's roles in peacemaking in Somali society; the fertility of houses and herds; gender, aging, and postchildbearing experience in a Tuareg community; and milk selling among Fulani women in Northern Burkina Faso. |