Claiming Civic Virtue
«A major accomplishment. Shetler persistently approaches female-centered knowledge of the past as an alternative to male-centered forms. The result is a social history of patronage and rights networks in which female-curated knowledge is central. Guaranteed to be of wide interest among students of gender in history, anthropology, and East African studies."" - David J. Schoenbrun, Northwestern University»
Among communities in the Mara region of Tanzania, it is considered men's responsibility to maintain "history." But when Jan Bender Shetler's questions turned to specific familial connections within the village, she discovered her male informants had to occasionally leave the room-to ask their wives for clarification. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780299322908
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«A major accomplishment. Shetler persistently approaches female-centered knowledge of the past as an alternative to male-centered forms. The result is a social history of patronage and rights networks in which female-curated knowledge is central. Guaranteed to be of wide interest among students of gender in history, anthropology, and East African studies."" - David J. Schoenbrun, Northwestern University»