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The Cassowary's Revenge : The Life and Death of Masculinity in a New Guinea Society (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture)
The Cassowary's Revenge The Life and Death of Masculinity in a New Guinea Society - Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture
Author: Donald Tuzin
Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. When he returned many years later, he arrived in the aftermath of a startling event: the village’s men voluntarily destroyed their secret cult that had allowed them to dominate women for generations. The cult’s collapse indicated nothing less than the death of masc...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226819518
ISBN-10: 0226819515
Publication Date: 9/2/1997
Pages: 270
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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