Gendered Modernities Ethnographic Perspectives

Based on long-term ethnographic research, the book chapters explore the intersection of 'gender' and 'modernity' as they are mediated in the lives and subjectivities of diverse individuals and groups. How are the messages of modernity/tradition gendered? How are the material prac...

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Other Authors: Hodgson, Dorothy L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2001, 2001
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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