Maria lepowsky (28 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Challenging the portrayal of sexual inequality as a universal condition, Lepowsky presents a vivid account of Vanatinai, a matrilineal society in New Guinea. Contradticting scholars who consider sexual inequality a universal condition, Fruit of the Motherland reveals an exceptional society in which women have equivalent access to power and prestige and significant control over the means of production. Lepowsky presents an ethnography of Vanatinai, a matrilineal, decentralized society in New Guinea where there is no ideology of male dominance and women and men are considered fundamentally equal. tracing the life cycle of islanders of both sexes, she examines the role of gender in thye Vanatinai's: social life and history, religious philosophy and worldview, practice of ceremonial exchange and ritual. In addition, Fruit of the Motherland includes useful cross-cultural analysis of gender roles, ideologies, and power.…

paperback. Condizione: Fair.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Challenging the portrayal of sexual inequality as a universal condition, Lepowsky presents a vivid account of Vanatinai, a matrilineal society in New Guinea. Contradticting scholars who consider sexual inequality a universal condition, Fruit of the Motherland reveals an exceptional society in which women have equivalent access to power and prestige and significant control over the means of production. Lepowsky presents an ethnography of Vanatinai, a matrilineal, decentralized society in New Guinea where there is no ideology of male dominance and women and men are considered fundamentally equal. tracing the life cycle of islanders of both sexes, she examines the role of gender in thye Vanatinai's: social life and history, religious philosophy and worldview, practice of ceremonial exchange and ritual. In addition, Fruit of the Motherland includes useful cross-cultural analysis of gender roles, ideologies, and power.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. VERY GOOD+. Spine shows light creasing, binding tight and square -- appears gently read. Cover and interior bright and clean all around. Very mild shelf wear. UNMARKED on inspection.

Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good. Vol 29, No 1, pp. 35-50, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good. Vol 30, No 3, pp. 217-235, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, else VG.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 217-223 pages with map and bibliography. Royal octavo (10" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Ethnology Volume XXX Number 3 complete issue. First edition. Professor Lepowky's areas of interest include Cultural anthropology, gender, historical anthropology, environmental anthropology, exchange, ritual, medical/nutritional, psychological anthropology, history of anthropology; Oceania, New Guinea, Native California, California and the American West. Condition: Light edge wear with bumped corners, head page ends soiled else very good. …

Condizione: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

1993. South Pacific, New Guinea. Columbia University Press. Highlighted, working copy in wrappers/paperback 383p.

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. A near-pristine copy (of a fine ethnography set in Papua New Guinea among the Vanatinai) of a matrilineal, decentralized island culture. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, negligible wear of covers, less to text-block, with neither underlining nor highlighting. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xviii [4], 2-383 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. But for three dog-eared pages, a near-pristine copy (of a fine ethnography set in Papua New Guinea among the Vanatinai of a matrilineal, decentralized island culture. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Previous owner's inscription at first free endpaper. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xviii [4], 2-383 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

1993. South Pacific, New Guinea. Columbia University Press. Very good - fine wrappers/paperback 383p.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: Near Fine. Softcover. 383 pp. Study of " . an exceptional society in which women have equivalent access to power and prestige and significant control over the means of production." Bright clean copy.

Condizione: New.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 383 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condizione: New. An ethnographic study of how gender is negotiated in Vanatinai, a small matrilineal island near New Guinea.&Uumlber den AutorrnrnMaria LepowskyInhaltsverzeichnisPrefaceMaps 1. Island Encounters2. Fruit of the Mo.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Challenging the portrayal of sexual inequality as a universal condition, Lepowsky presents a vivid account of Vanatinai, a matrilineal society in New Guinea.