Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia
Subtitle: An Exploration of the Comparative Method
Contributors: Thomas Gregor (Editor); Donald Tuzin (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: November 5, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780520228528
Subjects: Cultural studies; Gender Studies; Anthropology - Cultural; Melanesia; Archaeology / Anthropology; Social Science; Sociology; Amazon river; Brazil; Sex differences; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Anthropology - General; Earth Sciences - Geography; Amazon River Region; Gender identity; Sex role
First sentence: Approximately one hundred years ago anthropologists identified what was to become an intriguing, enduring mystery of culture history: the question of the sources and the theoretical implications of remarkable similarities between societies in Amazonia and Melanesia.