Chopsticks Only Work in Pairs: Gender Unity and Gender Equality Among the Lahu of Southwestern China - Paperback
by Shanshan Du
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shanshan DuTheme:Cultural Region/ChinesePublish date:12/18/2002Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231119573ISBN-10:0231119577UPC:9780231119573Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Gender Studies, Anthropology, AsiaBook Topic:Cultural & Social, ChinaSize:9.10 x 6.12 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.359Product ID:SC67TESW7Y
The ideal of "gender equality" seems forever elusive, always tantalizingly over the horizon. Shanshan Du suggests that by shifting our attention away from the various utopian ideals embedded in mainstream feminism, we may be surprised to learn that gender-egalitarian societies do exist. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs."
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231119573ISBN-10:0231119577UPC:9780231119573Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Gender Studies, Anthropology, AsiaBook Topic:Cultural & Social, ChinaSize:9.10 x 6.12 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.359Product ID:SC67TESW7Y
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