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9781845200350

The Performance of Gender An Anthropology of Everyday Life in a South Indian Fishing Village

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    9781845200350

  • ISBN10:

    1845200357

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-02-01
  • Publisher: Berg Pub Ltd
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Summary

The vivid ethnographic account and a critical appraisal of the theories of Judith Butler, Bourdieu and Foucault.

Author Biography

Cecilia Busby is Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths' College

Table of Contents

List of Figuresp. vii
Acknowledgementsp. ix
Prefacep. xiii
Introductionp. 1
The Marking of Difference
Men and boys: the lives of the fishermenp. 27
Women, money and marketsp. 53
Gender, body and the tracing of relatednessp. 72
The Merging of Difference
Becoming husband and wifep. 91
Loans and goods: flows and exchanges between householdsp. 113
Eating from one plate: gender, exchange and spousesp. 149
Disputes and Negotiations
Gender and money: the saving and spending of household wealthp. 177
Conflict and Violencep. 195
Conclusionsp. 215
Notesp. 232
Bibliographyp. 245
Indexp. 253
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