The Performance of Gender: An Anthropology of Everyday Life in a South Indian Fishing Village
Author:   Cecilia Busby
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   v. 71
ISBN:  

9780485196719


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 January 2000
Format:   Paperback
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The Performance of Gender: An Anthropology of Everyday Life in a South Indian Fishing Village


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Author:   Cecilia Busby
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   The Athlone Press
Volume:   v. 71
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.352kg
ISBN:  

9780485196719


ISBN 10:   0485196719
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS List of Figures vii Acknowledgements ix Preface xiii Introduction 1 Part I: The Marking of Difference 1 Men and boys: the lives of the fishermen 27 2 Women, money and markets 53 3 Gender, body and the tracing of relatedness 72 Part II: The Merging of Difference 4 Becoming husband and wife 91 5 Loans and goods: flows and exchanges between households 113 6 Eating from one plate: gender, exchange and spouses 149 Part III: Disputes and Negotiations 7 Gender and money: the saving and spending of household wealth 177 8 Conflict and Violence 195 9 Conclusions 215 Notes 232 Bibliography 245 Index 253

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Cecilia Busby is Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths College.

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