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1 online resource (xv, 189 pages) : illustrations |
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Anthropology of contemporary issues |
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Anthropology of contemporary issues.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations, Figures, Tables -- Preface -- 1. Conceptualizing Gender and Prestige -- 2. Cape Palmas and the Glebo: Categories of Personhood -- 3. Civilization: Historical Development and Present Meaning -- 4. Settlement, Household, and Status: Civilized and Native Towns -- 5. Economic Options and Women's Independence -- 6. The Management of Status: Women and the Glebo Community -- 7. Conclusions: Gender and Prestige -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Civilized Women is concerned with the intersection of cultural constructions of gender and other systems of ranking among the Glebo people of Cape Palmas, in southeastern Liberia. Like other Liberians, the Glebo people make a social distinction between western-educated wage-earners, or "civilized people," and traditional subsistence agriculturists, or "natives." The civilized-native dichotomy splits the Glebo community and Liberian society in general, in contrast to other West African nations, where ethnicity or regionalism provides important markers of personal identity. Through a close analysis of the local history of male labor migration, contact with African-American settlers, and the influence of Protestant Episcopal missionaries, Mary H. Moran shows how the Glebo have incorporated the civilized/native dichotomy into other systems of prestige allocation based on gender and age, capturing the poignant nature of "civilized" and traditional roles for women |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Women, Grebo -- Social conditions
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Women, Grebo -- Economic conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Economic history
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Social conditions
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Sozialstatus
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Frau
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Sociale situatie.
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Vrouwen.
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Grebo (volk)
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Femmes grebo -- Conditions économiques.
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Femmes grebo -- Conditions sociales.
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Harper (Liberia) -- Social conditions
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Harper (Liberia) -- Economic conditions
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Liberia -- Südost
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Harper (Liberia) -- Conditions sociales.
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Harper (Liberia) -- Conditions économiques.
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Liberia (sud-est) -- Conditions sociales.
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Grebo.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781501724701 |
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1501724703 |
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