Chopsticks Only Work in Pairs: Gender Unity & Gender Equality Among the Lahu of Southwest China
Shanshan Du
The ideal of "gender equality" seems forever elusive, always tantalizingly over the horizon. Shanshan Du suggests that by shifting our attention away from the various utopian ideals embedded in mainstream feminism, we may be surprised to learn that gender-egalitarian societies do exist. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs."
Рік:
2003
Видавництво:
Columbia University Press
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
258
ISBN 10:
0231119569
ISBN 13:
9780231119566
Файл:
PDF, 2.32 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2003