The headman was a woman the gender egalitarian Batek of Malaysia
"An ethnography of one of the few remaining hunting and gathering peoples of Southeast Asia, The Headman Was a Woman presents the gender concepts, roles, and relations of the highly egalitarian Batek of Peninsular Malaysia. Based on longtime fieldwork, the book describes the lives of Batek men...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Long Grove, Ill.
Waveland Press, Inc.
2008, c2008
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| Series: | Anthropology online
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| Collection: | Anthropology Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-163)
- the gender division of labor
- Growing up Batek
- Continuity and change in Batek gender
- Understanding Batek egalitarianism
- Appendix: Batek kinship terms