After kinship / Janet Carsten.
After kinship / Janet Carsten.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N306.83/ 7
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English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: After Kinship? -- 2. Houses of Memory and Kinship -- 3. Gender, Bodies, and Kinship -- 4. The Person -- 5. Uses and Abuses of Substance -- 6. Families into Nation: The Power of Metaphor and the Transformation of Kinship -- 7. Assisted Reproduction -- 8. Conclusion.
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"This book takes a fresh look at the anthropology of kinship and the comparative study of relatedness. Kinship has historically been central to the discipline of anthropology, but what sort of future does it have? What is the impact of recent studies of reproductive technologies, of gender, and of the social construction of science in the West? Wha...
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After kinship / Janet Carsten.
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New departures in anthropology.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N306.83/ 7
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74VvlGggGVNb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvlGggGVNb
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ISBN
0521661986 (hardback)
9780521661980
0521661986
9780521665704 (pbk.)
0521665701 (pbk.)
9780521661980 (hardback)
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306.83
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991017449169702626
