Pioneers of the field : South Africa's women anthropologists / Andrew Bank.
Pioneers of the field : South Africa's women anthropologists / Andrew Bank.
Pioneers of the field : South Africa's women anthropologists / Andrew Bank.
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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G 2017/6516
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Rethinking the canon -- Feminizing the foundational narrative: the collaborative anthropology of Winifred Tucker Hoernle (1885-1960) -- An adopted daughter: Christianity and anthropology in the life and work of Monica Hunter Wilson (1908-1982) -- Anthropology and Jewish identity: The u...
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
Focusing on the crucial contributions of women researchers, Andrew Bank demonstrates that the modern school of social anthropology in South Africa was uniquely female-dominated. The book traces the personal and intellectual histories of six remarkable women through the use of a rich cocktail of new archival sources, including family photographs, pr...
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Pioneers of the field : South Africa's women anthropologists / Andrew Bank.
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The international African library
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-308) and index.
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G 2017/6516
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74VKVGVRPwBA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGVRPwBA
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ISBN
1107150493
9781107150492
DDC
305.80092268 B
MMS ID
991024152809902626
