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Women in Between: Female Roles in a Male World, Mount Hagen, New Guinea (Seminar studies in anthropology, 2)
Women in Between Female Roles in a Male World Mount Hagen New Guinea - Seminar studies in anthropology, 2 Author:Marilyn Strathern In 1971 Marilyn Strathern provided what has now become a classic ethnographic text, "Women In Between". Significantly, this pioneering contribution to feminist anthropology focuses on gender relations rather than on women alone. Re-issued now, "Women in Between" examines the attitudes of the Hagen people and analyzes the power of women in their ... more »male-dominated system. Strathern cites case studies of marriage arrangements, divorce, and traditional settlement disputes to illustrate women's status in Hagen society.« less