| The Cambridge Handbook of Kinship Contributor(s): Bamford, Sandra (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 110704118X ISBN-13: 9781107041189 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $172.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 306.83 |
| LCCN: 2018048914 |
| Series: Cambridge Handbooks in Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 8.4" W x 9.9" (3.10 lbs) 750 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presenting twenty-nine original chapters - each written by an expert in the field - this Handbook examines the history of kinship theory and the directions in which it has moved over the past few years. Using examples from across the globe (Africa, India, South America, Malaysia, Asia, the Pacific, Europe and North America), this Handbook highlights the power of kinship theory to address questions of broad anthropological significance. How have recent advances in reproductive medicine fundamentally altered our understanding of biological properties? How has globalization brought in its wake new ways of imagining human relatedness? What might recent shifts in state welfare policies tell us about those relations of power that define the difference between 'functional' versus 'dysfunctional' families? Addressing these and many other timely concerns, this volume presents the results of cutting edge research and demonstrates that the study of kinship is likely to remain at the core of anthropological inquiry. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bamford, Sandra: - Sandra Bamford is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Her main area of expertise focuses on the analysis of kinship and family ties. Her previous books include Biology Unmoored: Melanesian Reflections on Life and Biotechnology (2007) and Kinship and Beyond: The Genealogical Model Reconsidered (2009, co-edited with James Leach). |