| Introduction |
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| Part One: Jack, the Beanstalk, and the Half-Adult |
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3 | (64) |
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3 | (5) |
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2 Jack, the Beanstalk, and the Giant with a Large Appetite |
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8 | (36) |
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First Interruption: What Is the Giant? |
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16 | (15) |
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Second Interruption: Where Have All the Parents Gone? |
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31 | (13) |
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3 Swimming Among the Half-Adults |
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44 | (23) |
| Part Two: Inside Families |
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67 | (80) |
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4 The Adventures of Ganesha: A Hindu Story |
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67 | (22) |
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5 The Wild Girl and Her Sister: A Norwegian Story |
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89 | (13) |
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6 What Do Daughters Stand to Lose or Gain in a Sibling Society? |
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102 | (14) |
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7 What Do Sons Stand to Lose or Gain in a Sibling Society? |
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116 | (15) |
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8 Disdain and Contempt for Children in the Sibling Society |
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131 | (16) |
| Part Three: Outside the Family |
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147 | (38) |
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9 Benjamin Franklin's Pig: Economics and Our Heaviness of Heart |
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147 | (12) |
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10 Teaching Our Children That Nothing Works |
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159 | (6) |
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11 Looking at Women's and Men's Movements from Inside the Sibling House |
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165 | (20) |
| Part Four: Culture |
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185 | (44) |
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12 Exultation in the Midst of Flatness |
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185 | (9) |
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13 The Difficulty of Understanding Mythology in the Sibling Culture |
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194 | (14) |
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14 What Is Vertical Thought? |
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208 | (11) |
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15 The Snake That Wants to Eat All Its Brides: A Swedish Story |
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219 | (10) |
| Epilogue |
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229 | (12) |
| Notes |
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241 | (42) |
| Bibliography |
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283 | (14) |
| Acknowledgments |
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297 | (2) |
| Copyright Acknowledgments |
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299 | (4) |
| Index |
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303 | |
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