Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia

Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 403
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ISBN-10 : 9780520228528
ISBN-13 : 0520228529
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Book Synopsis Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia by : Thomas Gregor

Download or read book Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia written by Thomas Gregor and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amazonia and Melanesia are half a world in distance, yet their cultures bear similarities in the areas of sex and gender. This work looks at ways in which sex and gender are elaborated, obsessed over, and internalized.


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