The Heat of the Hearth
Author:   Janet Carsten
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9780198280453


Pages:   330
Publication Date:   01 April 1997
Format:   Hardback
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The Heat of the Hearth


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In this text, the author offers a very personal investigation of the nature of kinship in Malaysia, based upon her own experience of life as a foster daughter in a family on the island of Langkawi. She shows that Malay kinship is a process, not a state: it is determined partly by birth, but also throughout life by living together and sharing food. She provides the reader with an ""anthropology of everyday life"", including a compelling view of gender relations. She also urges reassessment of recent anthropological work on gender, and a new approach to the study of kinship.

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Author:   Janet Carsten
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.485kg
ISBN:  

9780198280453


ISBN 10:   0198280459
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   01 April 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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